Sunday, May 31, 2009

RIP

So terrible.

French snowboarder Karine Ruby, who won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and a companion died in a climbing accident, authorities say. Capt. Benoit Tonanny of the Chamonix commune gendarmerie in France said the 31-year-old

Olympic snowboarder and her fellow climber were killed in the Mont Blanc Massif mountain range Friday, The New York Times reported Saturday. A third climber was critically injured.

1 comment:

Kath said...

Saw this on the news and just thought what a shame.

Prayers for her and her family and friends.