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Sky News AU
3 days ago
- Sky News AU
'Passion for the outdoors': US university student killed while snowboarding at Perisher identified as new details reveal he was in Australia to work for snow season
A young American university student killed in a snowboarding accident at Perisher had travelled to Australia to work during the snow season before tragedy struck. The man, identified as Drew Youngquist, 22, died at the Perisher Ski Resort while snowboarding about 30 kilometres west of Jindabyne on Tuesday afternoon. Mr Youngquist was seriously injured after he hit a padded pole. NSW Police said emergency services were called to the scene at Perisher Valley about 2.30pm. A NSW Ambulance spokesman said a Toll Ambulance helicopter and several ambulance crews attended, but despite the desperate efforts of ski rescue teams and paramedics, Youngquist could not be saved. Mr Youngquist was an experienced skier and had only been in Australia for three months after travelling across the world to work as a guide, according to the Daily Telegraph. Earlier in the year, he wrote on LinkedIn he was heading to Australia to work for a local Jindabyne-based outdoors company, Action Learning Initiatives. The company's director Nathan Brown told The Daily Telegraph the accident had left Mr Youngquist's colleagues ''deeply saddened'', as they described him to be a 'young man full of energy and passion for the outdoors'. 'We are deeply saddened by the passing of Drew yesterday. He was a much-loved member of our team at ALI,' Mr Brown said. 'He was a warm and loving young man full of energy and passion for the outdoors. 'We will miss him, and our thoughts are with his family in Utah during this tragic time.' 'I grew up skiing from a young age at Snowbasin resort. After my dad taught me how to ski, I decided I wanted to snowboard and taught myself that,'Youngquist previously wrote online. 'I recently got into ski touring and got my avalanche rescue certifications. I even enjoy working on my skis and just finished my first season as a ski patroller." A report on his death is due to be prepared for the coroner.
Daily Mail
13-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Tragedy as boy 6, dies in a horror crash between a ute and truck - as two other people fight for life
A young boy has died and a girl is fighting for life after a horror crash between a truck and dual-cab ute. Emergency services rushed to Towamba Road, Nullica, 10km south-west of Eden on the NSW Far South Coast, about 4.10pm on Tuesday. A six-year-old boy, who was travelling in the ute, died at the scene. The male ute driver aged in his 30s suffered leg and spinal injuries while a second passenger- a girl, 3, suffered head injuries. They were airlifted from Merimbula Airport in separate Toll Ambulance Rescue helicopters. Both were in a critical condition. A third ute passenger, an eight-year-old girl, was taken to South-East Regional Hospital at Bega with minor injuries. The truck driver, believed to be aged in his 50s, was taken to the same hospital for mandatory testing. He was also treated for the effects of shock. The State Emergency Service road crash team also provided assistance. 'The crash scene will be examined by officers attached to the Southern Region Crash Investigation Unit, which is now enroute to the scene,' NSW Police statement read. Towamba Road was closed for several hours as investigations were carried out. The road remained closed in both directions at 11.30pm, blocking access to the Princess Highway from Toowoomba Road. Authorities urged motorists in the area to find an alternative route. Anyone with information or dashcam is urged to call Crime Stoppers.
