STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
CASE#: 24B1000694
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Mengbei Wang, Detective Sgt. Dan Hall
STATION: Westminster
CONTACT#: 802-722-4600
DATE/TIME: About 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024
INCIDENT LOCATION: Magic Mountain Ski Area, Londonderry, VT
INCIDENT TYPE: Death investigation
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
The Vermont State Police on Tuesday identified the man who died as Daniel F. Leiter, 60, of Weston, Vermont.
***Initial news release, 2:10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024***
At about 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, members of the Vermont State Police were called to a report of a death that had occurred in the back country of the Magic Mountain Ski Area in Londonderry, Vermont. Responding troopers located the decedent, a 60-year-old man from southern Vermont, and learned that he had been snowshoeing with a group of people when he experienced a medical event and collapsed.
Lifesaving efforts by bystanders and the Magic Mountain Ski Patrol were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced deceased on scene by Londonderry EMS. The name of the decedent will be released following notification of relatives. The death is not considered suspicious. No further information is available.
Magic Mountain Ski Area issued this statement: "Magic Mountain Ski Patrol responded to a distress call in the back country at 17:42 on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Ski Patrol arrived and rendered professional care quickly with assistance from Londonderry Rescue and Winhall Rescue, ultimately resulting in a fatality.
"On behalf of Magic Mountain Ski Patrol and Ski Magic, LLC our thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones and our Magic family.
"No other information is available at this time. Vermont State Police is investigating.
"Out of respect for the family, no names or other details will be released."
