Ski patrollers on Mount Bachelor reached the group and assumed care of Shelkey before transporting him to the Mt. Bachelor Clinic, where he died from his injuries, officials said. The ...

The incident highlights the extreme danger of deep snow days, as tree well accidents resulting in death occur at a rate of about four to five times per year.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In the wake of Monday's tragic death of a Seattle man who fell into a deep tree well while skiing at Mt. Bachelor, the resort issued a statement offering condolences to his ...

Emergency responders were unable to save Benjamin Shelkey after the Seattle resident was discovered headfirst in a tree well on Mt. Bachelor's west side.

Emergency responders, including Mt. Bachelor Ski Patrol ... buried headfirst in a tree well. Third parties at the scene worked for approximately 15 to 20 minutes to free him before beginning ...

The resort has nearly hit its seasonal average with two months left of the season.

Following Monday's tree well tragedy at Mt. Bachelor, winter safety is at the top of experienced skiers' minds, like Dan McGarigle, the owner of Pine Mountain Sports.

A 34-year-old man died after falling into deep snow March 17 at Mount Bachelor Ski Resort, deputies said. U.S. Forest Service ...

GPS coordinates included in the message led first responders to the west side of Mt. Bachelor, where they found 34-year-old Benjamin Shelkey. He had been buried head-first in a tree well.

BEND, Ore. — A 34-year-old Seattle man died Monday after being found trapped headfirst in a tree well on Mt. Bachelor, authorities said. Benjamin Shelkey of Seattle was pronounced dead after ...

A Seattle man died Monday after he was found unresponsive in a tree well on the west side of Mt. Bachelor ski area, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Dispatchers received an ...