Overview
- Police said the child was injured on Feb. 22 at Nakkertok in Val-des-Monts while being pulled in a sled by an adult skiing downhill.
- The adult fell on top of her during the run, causing critical injuries reported by MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais police.
- First responders performed CPR at the scene, and she was taken to hospital and later transferred to CHEO in Ottawa.
- Authorities confirmed on March 2 that she died of her injuries, and Ontario's coroner is now investigating.
- The case comes about two weeks after a separate regional skiing fatality involving a 13-year-old whose clothing became caught on a chairlift.