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News Release
Snowboarding Death at Meadows - 02/17/20

Mount Hood, Ore. – On February 16th, 2020, the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office responded to a snowboarding accident at Mount Hood Meadows. Following a snowboarding fall and subsequent life-saving efforts, 45-year-old Ryan Zeitner of Portland was pronounced deceased by medical personnel.

On Sunday, February 16th, 2020, the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched at approximately 11:17 AM to an unattended death at Mount Hood Meadows. Medics had been dispatched to Meadows following a snowboarding fall, but the male involved in the fall was pronounced dead by medics shortly after their arrival. The Medical Examiner’s office responded, and interviews were conducted by HRCSO deputies. No further information is available at this time.

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