Overview
- Cole Murphy died Sunday from injuries sustained in a Friday avalanche, Mammoth Resort officials said.
- Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol was conducting mitigation at about 7:30 a.m. when two patrollers were caught in the slide.
- Both were transported to Mammoth Hospital; the second patroller underwent successful surgery and is recovering, and has not been publicly identified.
- Resort officials called Murphy an experienced patroller devoted to his work, and his family shared a tribute reflecting his deep connection to the mountain and his patrol community.
- Coverage notes a separate patroller died in February during mitigation at the same resort, as recent storms dropped more than 5 feet of snow and prompted temporary mountain closures.