(KRON) — A father of two was killed whereas snowboarding in Lake Tahoe’s mountainous backcountry on Monday, the sheriff’s workplace stated. El Dorado County emergency dispatchers acquired a 911 name simply after 4 p.m. on February 17 a few skier who was lacking close to Luther Go.
Frederic Dross, 46, by no means returned from the mountain and his car was present in a parking space by Powderhouse Peak, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Workplace stated. Dross was discovered deceased a short while later by buddies in an avalanche space.
“Due to the dangerous snow conditions the recovery of the deceased began was postponed until early Tuesday,” EDCSO wrote.
Lake Tahoe (Getty Pictures / File)
On the time of the lethal incident, ski resorts round Lake Tahoe have been full of folks hitting the slopes for a protracted vacation weekend. Dross was an skilled skier, legislation enforcement officers stated.
Crews used managed explosives on Tuesday and confronted “extremely hazardous recovery conditions” whereas traversing via deep, unstable snow. It took crews 11 hours to achieve the deceased skier and hoist his physique out of the backcountry utilizing a helicopter, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
Dross was a South Lake Tahoe resident and native.
Frederic Dross is seen in a household photograph. (Picture courtesy GoFundMe)
A GoFundMe web page states, “He was a husband, father of two beautiful young girls, our dear friend, and a tireless solar warrior. He was skiing in his hometown of South Lake Tahoe where he suffered a fatal skiing accident.”
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Dross is remembered as an lively and optimistic one that devoted his profession to advancing the photo voltaic trade, the web page states. The GoFundMe web page is elevating donations to assist his spouse and daughters.
