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UPDATE 3:15 p.m.
Kelowna RCMP tell Castanet they are investigating the tragic death of 57-year-old Carrie Koski. The BC Coroners Service is also conducting its own parallel investigation.
The incident happened on Jan. 2 at about 4:17 p.m., when emergency crews rushed to the Big White Ski Resort in response to a 911 emergency call for a report of a deceased woman. Koski had been skiing and failed to meet her group. Searchers located Koski in a wooded area and immediately began CPR, however she could not be resuscitated.
“Despite the best efforts of everyone involved, the woman passed away. At this time, criminality is not suspected in her death.” states Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family of the victim during this difficult time.”
ORIGINAL 11:09 a.m.
A Kelowna family is reeling after the tragic death of nurse, wife and mother, Carrie Koski.
Koski was skiing with her family at Big White Saturday when they got separated on the hill. Koski went missing and her family had no idea where to find her.
The search led to a tree well where she was found deceased.
Koski is survived by her husband, five children, and grandchildren.
Tracey Desmarais went to nursing school with Carrie in Vancouver 30 years ago and she says the family, "is absolutely devastated."
Desmarais was best friends with Koski, babysitting her children and working with her as a nurse at KGH.
"It's a huge loss for Kelowna Hospital and the Moms Stop the Harm program," says Desmarais.
Koski was an intermediate skier and she loved to spend time in the outdoors, in fact, the last time Demarais and Koski spoke they talked about taking it easy while on her skiing trip.
"We're both in our 50's and we talked about being careful and taking it easy but she absolutely loved being on the mountain."
Desmarais says her nursing colleagues are in mourning as is the family and the fact that COVID-19 protocols are in place means the family can't gather to mourn and don't know what to do about the funeral service.
"Somebody as dedicated and loved as she was, I just feel she needed some recognition because she was such a caring person. She inspired people."
