Sadness for Natasha Richardson and family

[Lady Cop]

this woman died nearly same way. i feel badly for her as well. ski patrol are gutsy people who save lives. it's probably a good thing we can't wrap our heads around every death that ever happens, we'd go mad. so we sympathize where we can relate.

the only celebrity i ever truly mourned was Luciano Pavarotti. i still miss him.

Member of Jackson Hole Ski Patrol Dies After Sustaining Injuries From Fall
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

JACKSON, Wyo.⿿ Jackson Hole Mountain Resort says a member of the ski patrol has died from injuries she suffered in a skiing accident while on the job.[/b]

Kathryn Hess fell Friday while negotiating a descent into Rock Springs Canyon, south of the resort boundary. Resort spokeswoman Lisa Watson says Hess died Tuesday. Hess was 42 years old.

Watson says Hess was on a backcountry patrol route when the accident occurred. She suffered head and other injuries in the fall.

Hess served eight years on the ski patrol.

She worked as a guide for Jackson Hole Mountain Guides and guided throughout the Rockies and on Denali in Alaska. She specialized in Utah's red-rock country, and was a former instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School.