A 7-year-old girl was struck and killed on Saturday by a falling boulder at a Lake Tahoe-area ski resort in Incline Village, Nev., the authorities said.
Medical aid was called at around 3:38 p.m. to the Diamond Peak Ski Resort where staff members began administering first aid before help arrived, according to a statement from the resort on Monday.
The child, whom the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office identified on Monday as Adelyn Grimes, died at the scene from her injuries.
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District responded to the call on Saturday. The Diamond Peak resort said that the child was not skiing at the time of the accident.
“The entire Diamond Peak Ski Resort family has been deeply affected” by the tragedy at the resort, it said.
The sheriff’s office said it had conducted an initial investigation and determined that there was no foul play involved in the child’s death, but that the case had not been closed.
Some were rallying around the girl’s family.
“Addie was a shining star who brought immense joy and laughter to those who knew her,” read a page on Meal Train, a website where people can organize meals for loved ones, and which was apparently set up for Adelyn’s parents and brother.
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