According to officials and a local report, a 12-year-old boy was killed in a freak ski accident in Canada over the weekend.
The pre-teen went to Mt. Seymour in North Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday around 8pm when he was seriously injured, police said.
In a statement issued to the CBC, a spokesman for the resort said the child had struck a tree.
He was rushed to BC Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
‘Everyone at Mt. “Seymour expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends for this tragic loss,” the resort said in a statement.
According to police, the BCs are investigating Coroner’s Service.
No further information was released.
The family-run ski resort is located approximately 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver and has more than 197 acres of hilly terrain.