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Retired news photographer killed skiing at Fernie Alpine Resort

Photographer dies skiing

A 65-year-old Alberta man is dead after colliding with a tree while skiing at Fernie Alpine Resort on the weekend.

The News Photographers Association of Canada is reporting that former photographer with the Windsor Star and the Calgary Herald, Ted Rhodes, was skiing with a friend Saturday afternoon when he lost control and struck a tree.

Fernie Alpine Resort officials indicate the incident took place in an advanced ski terrain area and Rhodes was taken to the Elk Valley Hospital but he succumbed to his injuries.



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