TRUCKEE, Calif. – A third skier had at Northstar this month, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office

Around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18, deputies received a report of a possible missing person. They immediately began investigating and located the vehicle of the missing 21-year-old man in the Northstar parking lot. Based on the investigation, it was determined that the skier had gone skiing and did not return as expected.

“Our Placer County Office of Emergency Management lieutenant quickly coordinated resources to support search efforts,” a PCSO Facebook post stated. “The Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team was activated early this morning, deploying 15 skiers, a snowcat, and two snowmobilers to search the area, with Northstar Ski Patrol members also assisting in the effort.”

At about 9 a.m. this morning, the search team located the man deceased. He was found on the advanced Sugar Pine Glade trail.

The skier was identified as Colin Kang, 21 of Fremont, Calif. Northstar confirms he was an employee of the resort who was off duty at the time of the incident.

“We are heartbroken by this loss,” said Tara Schoedinger, General Manager of Northstar California Resort. “Our deepest sympathies are with his family and loved ones, and with the team members who had the privilege of working alongside him.”