Idaho emergency room doctor dies in avalanche on ski trip

Ketchum, Idaho, resident Dr. Terrence "Terry" O'Connor was identified as the sole victim of the avalanche, officials said. The Custer County Coroner's Office confirmed the death to Fox News Digital on Sunday evening.The 48-year-old was skiing with a partner on Donaldson Peak in the Lost River Range when he accidentally triggered the snowslide, according to authorities.The avalanche began at around 11:55 a.m., according to officials.

At the time of his death, O'Connor worked as an emergency room physician at St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center.The Idaho EMS Physician Commission, which O'Connor was previously affiliated with, made a Facebook post expressing its condolences over the tragic death.

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