Tragic news out of Lake Tahoe, California where a Palisades Tahoe worker was killed in a collision involving a snowmobile early Thursday morning.
KCRA reports the accident happened during overnight snowmaking operations on the Alpine side of Palisades Tahoe. The victim has been identified the man as 34-year-old Brian Gimbert of Tahoma. Gimbert was last seen around 5 a.m. at the resort and was found around 6:30 a.m. He was taken to a hospital in Truckee where he was pronounced dead around 7:20 a.m.
Here is the statement issued by Palisades Tahoe:
“At some time in the early morning hours of November 9, an incident occurred at Alpine that resulted in the death of one of our team members while our crews were performing overnight snowmaking operations. We are cooperating with local authorities and no further details are available at this time. Our most heartfelt condolences go out to family, friends and co-workers of this valued team member.”
Our thoughts are with Brian Gimbert family and friends.