A 62-year-old Ottawa man has died after cross-country skiing in Gatineau Park.
Another skier found the man lying on the ground, unconscious on an isolated section of Trail 1 in the park around 1:30 p.m.
The witness called 9-1-1 and immediately started performing CPR on the victim while waiting for help.
Given the remote location in the park, park employees had to transport the victim out of the park on a snowmobile.
The man was transported by ambulance to the Hull Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The victim’s identity has not been released.
