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Girl dies in accident on Soldier Mountain

Girl dies in accident on Soldier Mountain
Posted at 11:05 AM, Feb 01, 2016
and last updated 2016-02-01 15:14:58-05

The Camas County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a 14-year-old girl died on Saturday, January 30th while skiing on Soldier Mountain.

The victim, identified as Taylor Biggs, hit the side of a restroom building at the resort. She was wearing a helmet.

Medical personnel performed life saving measures and was able to revive her before she was flown to Boise.

She later died from her injuries.

The girl was a freshman at Twin Falls High School and was at Soldier Mountain for ski club, according to Twin Falls School District spokeswoman Eva Craner.