Searchers Find Body Of Missing Skier

Searchers have found the body of a skier who was reported missing at Mt. Hood Meadows last week.  The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office says the body of 57-year-old Steve Leavitt of The Dalles was spotted late Wednesday afternoon and recovered Thursday morning.  A preliminary investigation into Leavitt’s death by the Sheriff’s Office suggests that Leavitt died after impact with a tree.  Leavitt was reported missing late last Tuesday…and searchers spend four days looking for him before the search was scaled back over the weekend.  Leavitt was last seen when his ski pass was scanned last Tuesday morning on the Heather Canyon Chair Lift.  The area in which Leavitt went missing is double black diamond and recommended for expert skiers only.  Leavitt was described as very familiar with that area and was an avid skier.

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