ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST >> Coroner’s officials have identified a 61-year-old Winnetka man killed in an apparent skiing accident Saturday at Mt. Waterman.
William Robert Eslick Jr. died after striking a tree about 12:30 p.m. while skiing at the mountain, deep in the Angeles National Forest along Highway 2, Los Angeles County coroner’s and sheriff’s officials said.
An autopsy was pending, however investigators noted no initial signs of foul play, sheriff’s Lt. Douglas Mohrhoff said.
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST >> A 60-year-old man died in what was believed to be a skiing accident Saturday afternoon at Mt. Waterman in the Angeles National Forest, authorities said.
The apparent recreational mishap was first reported about 12:30 p.m. at the ski resort along Angeles Crest Highway, deep in the forest north of the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Douglas Mohrhoff said.
It initially appeared the skier struck a tree, he said.
Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene about 1:15 p.m., Mohrhoff said.
No further details were available.