19-year-old student died Tuesday in Massachusetts after a skiing accident.
Alex Kemp, freshman at Williams College of New Jersey, was skiing Monday at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, Massachusetts when the incident occurred, the Berkshire County District Attorney’s office said in a news release.
Officers received a 911 call at 2:39 p.m. Monday regarding an accident that occurred on the left side of Cutter Trail.
“The caller said that Mr. Kemp had gone over an embankment and it appears that he has been killed significant head trauma,” it is stated in the press release.
Freshman student Alex Kemp died after a skiing accident on Monday. (Instagram/Alex Kemp)
Skiers ski 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 transferred 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, adding, “There is no indication that drugs or alcohol were involved in the incident.”
The Cutter Trail is a black diamond trail rated “most difficult” and for experienced skiers, according to Jiminy Peak Trail Map.
Freshman student Alex Kemp died after a skiing accident on Monday. (Instagram/Alex Kemp)
Kemp, an avid runner, came to Williams College from Christian Brothers Academy in New Jersey after being recruited to the cross-country team by university president Maud Mandel it is stated in the press release on Wednesday.
“Alex was fearless and incredibly motivated as a runner, both in training and in competition. But even when he wasn’t having his best day, he was genuinely happy and proud to see his teammates doing well,” his cross country coach Dusty Lopez it is stated in the press release of the university.
“Our thoughts and hearts are with his family, his high school teammates and coaches, and everyone else who was fortunate enough to know Alex,” Lopez continued.
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Skiers ski 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 late student also wanted to complete a PhD in computer science and was studies 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 Kemp, said in a statement.
During high school, Kemp volunteered regularly, including at a camp where he helped teach disabled children to ride adaptive bicycles as a step toward their independence.
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Kemp’s own words in his college application essay include, “Everyone needs someone to cheer for them and to remind them to always cheer for themselves.”
“This was the spirit described by many people who knew him,” Mandel concluded in a university statement.
