PORTLAND – A 17-year-old Sandy girl was found dead after a snowboarding accident at Skibowl Friday night.
Taylur DeWolf was reported missing at around 10:30 p.m. Friday, according to Sgt. James Rhodes of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. Her family and friends said they had last seen her three hours earlier.
Rescue crews found her body near Dog Leg Run at about 11:05 p.m., Rhodes said. She had apparently lost control while snowboarding at a very high rate of speed, and run into a tree just off of the groomed run.
She suffered severe trauma to her head and chest. Investigators said she was wearing a helmet.
Youth Pastor Duane Franke saID Taylur lived her life to serve others. Last summer, she accompanied the youth group to Mexico on a mission trip.
“Worked in an orphanage for 10 days down there just, oh, she fit in with those kids just loving on them, just doing anything they asked,” he said.
Taylur was a student at Mount Hood Community College.
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