SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Authorities and a friend identified a Ski Santa Fe employee who died after hitting a tree while skiing during his free time over the weekend as a 22-year-old from Phoenix.
Bryan Garcia moved to New Mexico and was working in equipment rentals at the ski basin, Sloan Simpson told the Santa Fe New Mexican .
Simpson is the sister of Garcia’s roommate, Evan Simpson, who created a GoFundMe page to benefit Garcia’s family, the newspaper said.
Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies were called to the ski basin about 2 p.m. Saturday, and authorities said Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene.
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