totally sucks - on a beginner hill no less.
She'll be missed.
I've gotta convince my wife to start wearing a helmet.
She probably had an anyeursm that was ready to burst...and then it slowly leaked out.
It would have happened sooner or later anyways. It was not a hard fall, and she was concious for hours afterwards.
don't think it was an aneurysm, but the details haven't been disclosed. I think she had an epidural hematoma - a type of bleed in the brain. The typical feature of it is a "lucid interval" or "talk and die".
same thing that killed Berry Oakley
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/18/brain.injury/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Thanks for the link.
Now I'm never taking off a helmet ever again. :x
Very sad story. I coached skiing for many years, and grew up racing.
I fell and had a really bad concussion once, today I feel lucky to be alive after that fall.
RIP, she was a beautiful woman and wonderful actress.
It is a sad tale and I feel badly for her family but I had to imdb her to see what she'd done.
I can only recall her in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap (my daughter has the dvd.)
People have GOT to start wearing helmets. I grew up my whole life biking and skiing without a helmet, but started wearing a bike helmet in the early 90's and a ski helmet in the late '90's and will never go back. A bike helmet has saved my life two times. The helmets were destroyed on impact, but my dome was fine...This is a tragedy, but wear a helmet people. Didn't we learn from Sonny Bono?!?! While that sounds like a joke, it's not...
Very sad news. :-(
I've never been skiing, and haven't rode a bike in probably ten years, but if I ever start biking again I'll definitely be wearing a helmet. I never used to.
Definitely sad news.
I think I'll definitely be wearing a helmet the next time I go skiing....I started skiing when I was 3 and have never worn a helmet. I just can't believe it was on a beginner slope.
RIP
I was watching the evening news when they announced her death. Shocking to say the least. Had to tell the wife who was a fan of her work and she was visibly upset. I feel bad for Liam Neeson and their family. Too bad.
Quote from: mattstick on March 18, 2009, 10:34:35 PM
RIP, she was a beautiful woman and wonderful actress.
Horrible news...So young..