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Missing Skier From Atlanta, Georgia Found Dead at Whiteface Mountain
Michael E. Vacek Jr., 44, was found in the tree line after being reported missing while skiing; life-saving efforts failed and an autopsy is pending, police said.
- At Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, Michael E. Vacek Jr., 44, of Atlanta, died Tuesday after going missing while skiing, according to reports.
- Reported missing at about 10 a.m. by his skiing companions, Vacek's group alerted Whiteface Mountain Ski Patrol, which launched a search for him.
- Whiteface Mountain Ski Patrol located Vacek in the tree line along the Upper/Lower Skyward Trail, and a ski patrol supervisor transported him to the on-site medical building where local fire and rescue departments provided life-saving measures.
- The Essex County Coroner ordered removal of the body and it was transported to Glens Falls Hospital, where an autopsy is scheduled for Friday.
- Around 1:03 p.m. on Wednesday, New York State Police responded to Route 86 at Whiteface Mountain for a skiing incident; reports differ on whether it occurred Tuesday or Wednesday, and the death is under investigation.
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