Woman dies in skiing accident in Wabasha

The Associated Press
January 22, 2018 at 1:40PM

WABASHA, Minn. — A 19-year-old woman has died in a skiing accident in Wabasha.

Authorities say Bethany Becker, of Corcoran, died after hitting a tree on one of the more advanced runs at Coffee Mill Ski Area Saturday.

KTTC-TV reports Becker failed to make a turn toward the bottom of the slope and hit the tree. An ambulance crew began transporting her to Mayo Clinic-Saint Marys and met the Mayo helicopter along the way at Plainview.

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