MRC des Collines police say a 65-year-old male skier has died in hospital after collapsing on a Gatineau Park trail. It happened this morning on a trail across from Lac Fortune in the park.
Police say the victim, who was from Gatineau, was skiing with his wife when he collapsed around 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015.
Nearby skiers rushed to his aid and began performing CPR as they waited for NCC emergency workers to arrive.
The man was evacuated from the park on a snowmobile and NCC sled before being taken to the Hull hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
