A 19-year-old college student died on Tuesday in Massachusetts after a skiing accident.
Alex Kemp, a freshman at Williams College from New Jersey, was skiing at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, Massachusetts on Monday when the incident occurred, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said in a press release.
Authorities received a 911 call at 2:39 p.m. Monday about the crash, which happened on the left side of Cutter Trail.
“The caller indicated that Mr. Kemp had gone over the hill and appeared to be in pain. high blood pressure,” according to the release.
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Freshman college student Alex Kemp died after a skiing accident on Monday. (Instagram/Alex Kemp)
Skiers head down a slope at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort on Monday, March 26, 2018 in Hancock, NY. (Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
Ski patrol was immediately dispatched to the scene and paramedics attempted to save Kemp. He was taken to Berkshire Medical Center and later to Baystate Medical Center for further care, but succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on Tuesday.
Kemp was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, District Attorney's Office he said, “There is no indication that drugs or alcohol were involved in this incident.”
The Cutter Trail is a black diamond trail labeled “most difficult” and for expert skiers, according to Jiminy Peak trail map.
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Freshman college student Alex Kemp died after a skiing accident on Monday. (Instagram/Alex Kemp)
Kemp, an avid runner, came to Williams College from the Christian Brothers Academy in New Jersey, after being recruited into the national team, university president Maud Mandel. said in a statement on Wednesday.
“Alex was fearless and incredibly driven as a runner, both in training and in competition. But even when he wasn't having his best day, he took joy in determined and proud to see his teammates doing well,” his coach Dusty Lopez said in a university statement.
“Our thoughts and hearts go out to his family, his high school teammates and coaches, and everyone who was fortunate enough to know Alex,” Lopez continued.
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Skiers head down a slope at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort on Monday, March 26, 2018 in Hancock, NY. (Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
The deceased student also aspired to complete a doctorate in computer science and a studying political science and economics.
“Alex was one of the strongest students I have taught in 21 years at the college,” Dukes Love, an economics professor who taught at Kemp, said in the statement.
During high school, Kemp volunteered, including at a camp where he helped teach children with disabilities to ride adaptive bicycles as a step toward independence.
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Kemp's words in his college application included, “Everyone needs someone to root for them and remind them to always root for themselves.”
“That was the spirit described by many who knew him,” Mandel concluded in a university statement.