Public Safety and Solicitor General
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died following a skiing accident on Whistler Mountain on April 13, 2016.
She was Sandra McCarthy, aged 48, of Whistler.
Ms. McCarthy was skiing along the top of Hollywood Cliffs near the West Ridge in the inbounds area of Whistler Mountain on April 13, 2016, when she went over the cliff, falling about 25 metres. At about 3:30 p.m. another skier found her, severely injured, near the base of the cliff and immediately notified the ski patrol. The ski patrol, including two physicians, attended to her on the mountain but she could not be resuscitated.
The BC Coroners Service and Whistler RCMP continue to investigate this death.
Ms. McCarthy’s family has been notified of her death. On behalf of family members, the BC Coroners Service asks that media respect their privacy at this difficult time.
