{"id":479257,"date":"2026-02-16T21:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/479257\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:50:10","slug":"13-year-old-skier-from-ottawa-dies-days-after-she-was-injured-on-quebec-ski-lift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/479257\/","title":{"rendered":"13-year-old skier from Ottawa dies days after she was injured on Quebec ski lift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted February 16, 2026 12:09 pm<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated February 16, 2026 12:52 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A 13-year-old Ottawa girl who was seriously injured on a\u00a0Quebec\u00a0ski lift last week has died.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The girl was injured Feb. 11 during a school outing to Centre Vorlage, a ski hill located in Wakefield, Que., about 30 kilometres northwest of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have said her clothing got caught in the chairlift as it was raising her off the ground.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the girl\u2019s family confirmed her death in a statement released by the Children\u2019s Hospital of Eastern Ontario \u2014 CHEO \u2014 in Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11665895\/father-tumbler-ridge-bc-school-shooter-statement-jesse-vanrootselaar\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771278610_189_Jesse-Strang-Van-Rootselaar-Photo-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tFather of Tumbler Ridge school shooter issues statement: \u2018I carry a sorrow\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11669619\/robert-duvall-dead\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CP27559620.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tRobert Duvall, \u2018The Godfather\u2019 actor, dead at 95\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Centre Vorlage ski hill has been closed since the incident and said in a statement on Sunday it was \u201cdeeply saddened by this loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The local police service and the body that oversees Quebec\u2019s construction industry are investigating her death.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 16, 2026 12:09 pm Updated February 16, 2026 12:52 pm 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