A man died Friday afternoon after being found in a tree well in the backcountry near Whitewater Ski Resort.

RCMP said in a statement Monday that a snowboarder was discovered shortly after noon by a passerby who began CPR and called for support.

The man was transported to a first aid station at the resort where BC Ambulance Service pronounced him dead.

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RCMP did not identify the man, but said he was in his 30s and lived in 害羞草研究所淐entral Kootenay,害羞草研究所� although they didn害羞草研究所檛 identify the exact community.

The death is not the first incident to occur this season in the area near Whitewater. Earlier this month after becoming lost.

A person was also evacuated by helicopter in December after while on the resort害羞草研究所檚 Glory Ridge terrain.