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19 year old college student died Tuesday in Massachusetts after a skiing accident.
Alex Kemp, freshman at Williams College Monday from New Jersey was skiing at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, Mass., when the incident occurred, according to a news release from the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office.
Officials received a 911 call at 2:39 p.m. Monday about a crash on the left side of Cutter Trail.
“The caller said Mr. Kemp had moved over an embankment and appeared to be injured significant head injury“, says the release.
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College freshman Alex Kemp died after a skiing accident on Monday. (Instagram/Alex Kemp)
Skiers ski down a slope at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort on Monday, March 26, 2018. in Hancock, New York (Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
Ski patrol was immediately dispatched to the scene and paramedics attempted to save Kemp. He was taken to Berkshire Medical Center and later transferred to Baystate Medical Center for further care, but he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on Tuesday.
Kemp was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. district prosecutor’s office said, adding, “There is no indication that drugs or alcohol were involved in the incident.”
The Cutter Run is a black diamond run rated as “most difficult” and for expert skiers, according to Jiminy Peak Trail Map.
College freshman Alex Kemp died after a skiing accident on Monday. (Instagram/Alex Kemp)
Kemp, an avid runner, came to Williams College from Christian Brothers Academy in New Jersey after being recruited to the cross country team by University President Maude Mandel the statement said on Wednesday.
“Alex was fearless and incredibly motivated as a runner, both in training and in competition. But even when he wasn’t having his best day, he was genuinely happy and proud to see his teammates do well.” his cross country coach, Dusty Lopez – says the message of the university.
“Our thoughts and hearts are with his family, his high school teammates and coaches, and everyone who was fortunate enough to know Alex,” Lopez continued.
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Skiers ski down a slope at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort on Monday, March 26, 2018. in Hancock, New York (Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
The late student also aspired to get a doctorate in computer science and was studies political science and economics.
“Alex was one of the strongest students I have taught at the college in 21 years,” Dukes Love, an economics professor who taught Kemp, said in a statement.
During high school, Kemp regularly volunteered, including at a camp where he helped teach children with disabilities to ride adaptive bicycles as a step toward independence.
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Kemp’s own words in his college application essay included, “Everyone needs someone to root for them and remind them to always root for themselves.”
“This was the spirit described by the many people who knew him,” Mandell concluded in a university statement.
