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Aussies killed in Canadian resort accident
A snowmobile crash at one of Canada’s most popular ski resorts has killed two Australians who worked at the reort.
Benjamin Kontor, 23, of Perth, and 24-year-old Joshua Bradford, of the Sydney suburb of Casula, died when their snowmobile hit a tree at Whistler, in the western province of British Columbia.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Whistler Blackcomb resort, which employed the men as lift operators, have confirmed their deaths.
The accident happened about 7pm local time on June 5, yesterday morning Australian time and the resort said the crash happened on a trail called Lower Whiskey Jack in the middle of Whistler Mountain, adding, “There were no witnesses to the crash, both men were riding on the same snowmobile and they were both wearing helmets”.
They also confirmed that Mr Kontor and Mr Bradford had finished work at one of the chair lifts and were on their way to the top of a gondola where they were to report to work for a function at a local restaurant. “Snow conditions at the time and place of the accident were reported as soft, slushy and spring like, the skies were clear, and visibility was unlimited.”
The company said it was “deeply saddened” by the accident and expressed its condolences to the men’s families.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating the accident and are in the process of recovering the wrecked snowmobile and an RCMP spokesman said the men were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash but it was not yet known what caused the accident.
A DFAT spokeswoman said the department was providing assistance to the men’s families.
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