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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — A 17-year-old ski racer from a club in Germany has died after he was seriously injured during a NorAm event at Lake Louise.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the racer lost control during a run Tuesday afternoon and died Wednesday in a Calgary hospital.
Officials from Skiclub Partenkirchen in Germany confirmed Max Burkhart was a member of the club and was badly injured.
EMS crews and doctors at the resort treated the teen at the scene and he was flown to Calgary by air ambulance. A teammate told CTV News that Burkhart attended school in the United States and was not travelling with the team.
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