Posted on 04/19/2016 1:55:26 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Swiss police say snowboarder Estelle Balet has been killed in an avalanche.
Police say the 21-year-old Swiss athlete was struck by the snow slide early Tuesday morning while filming above Orsieres, near Switzerland’s southern border with France and Italy.
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Died doing what she loved. If you have to go.....
Thats in bad taste, lets hope people dont make jokes if your daughter were to die in an accident.
Video footage is how pro snowboarders get paid. RIP to a young rider doing what she loved.
Yup, poetry in motion
RIP.
My daughter would probably not be foolish enough to snowboard in an avalanche zone.
All these “extreme sports” addicts want to flirt with Danger for the adrenaline rush, but then we’re supposed to feel sorry for them when Danger wins?
That’s why they call it “risk.”
They also do it for the youtube views/money and the sponsorship (red bull etc) money. See also “wingsuit” videos.
It’s sad that so many young people die doing things that are so unnecessary. It sometimes seems like the only difference between some of this ‘extreme’ stuff and the Coliseum is that the laws of physics replaces the Lions.
Sad. RIP.
Play stupid games...
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I would love to die doing what I love.
Lathe accidents are messy.
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More power to them. Youth is the time to do stupid things. If you live long enough to realize how stupid they were, you become more cautious.
Just don’t ask for my sympathy if the odds catch up with you before you’ve had the chance to outgrow your invincibility.
This unfortunate young lady with her whole life ahead of her died doing what she absolutely FEARED AND DREADED MORE THAN ANYTHING, namely choking to death trapped under a ton of snow.
It's one thing for a brave soldier to bravely risk his life on the battlefield for love of country. This was nothing more than a tragic waste of a beautiful young woman's life.
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