Which kennedy died in a skiing accident

The snow was slick on the shadowy slope and the skiing fast at the Aspen Mountain resort. The ski patrol, which works for the resort trying to keep skiers safe, began administering first aid within four minutes. Michael Ferrara, medical coordinator for Aspen Mountain Ski Patrol, was the first to arrive at the scene, where 15 to 20 people were yelling for help as a male skier performed CPR on Kennedy. He was taken down the mountain on a toboggan as darkness fell.

William Rodman, who treated Kennedy at Aspen Valley Hospital, said toxicology tests were being done to determine whether alcohol played a role in the accident, a standard procedure. A Roman Catholic priest went to the emergency room, apparently to administer last rites.

The Kennedys often brought their well-known family sport to the slopes of Aspen Mountain and had been told before about the dangers of playing football on skis, a former Aspen Skiing Co. Kennedy came to the resort for a speech. The New York Post, quoting anonymous sources, said today it was she who arranged to have the water bottle taken to the top of the mountain. Several skiers said they saw the Kennedy group playing football on the slope, even videotaping the in the dwindling light.

They were laughing. Another skier, Ted Wilden, thought the group was acting dangerously. Within about four minutes, the ski patrol was on the scene applying first aid, which continued as he was brought to the base of the mountain.

He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead at p. The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office released a statement saying Kennedy's death came at the end of a clear, mild day and "appears to be accidental. A statement released by his mother, Ethel Kennedy, said she and her family "are mourning the loss of beloved Michael.

Joseph P. Kennedy II. Michael Kennedy was one of 11 children of the late senator, who was assassinated in when Michael was just In a separate statement, his older brother, Rep.

Joseph P. Kennedy II D-Mass. We will miss him dearly. A brother plagued by scandal, Michael Kennedy reportedly had conducted a five-year affair with the young daughter of millionaire entrepreneur Paul Verrochi, while she worked as a baby sitter for his three children. That report came shortly after Kennedy announced that he was separating from his wife of 16 years. The young woman chose not to file a complaint against Kennedy. But just hours after Norfolk County Dist.

Kennedy, a look-alike for his late father, had reportedly sought help for alcohol dependency and in entered an Arizona facility that treats sex addiction.