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Jill Kinmont Boothe; skier paralyzed in accident (The Other Side of the Mountain)
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Hyfler/Rosner
Feb 11, 2012, 12:31:36 AM2/11/12
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NBCSports.com news services updated 3:52 p.m. ET Feb. 10, 2012
Jill Kinmont Boothe, who appeared headed for Olympic glory but who was
paralyzed in a skiing accident in 1955, died Thursday, the Los Angeles
Times reported. She was 75.
Boothe was the subject of the 1975 movie “The Other Side of the
Mountain” and the 1978 sequel “The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2.”
Three days before she was to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated,
she was left a quadriplegic at the age of 18 when she crashed during a
race in Alta, Utah. She sustained a broken neck and several spinal cord
damage.
She had become the U.S. women’s slalom champion in January 1955.
Boothe died in a Carson City hospital, but cause of death has not been
announced, the Times said.
After the accident, Boothe earned a teaching credential at the
University of Washington and became a successful teacher.
NBCSports.com news services updated 3:52 p.m. ET Feb. 10, 2012
Jill Kinmont Boothe, who appeared headed for Olympic glory but who was
paralyzed in a skiing accident in 1955, died Thursday, the Los Angeles
Times reported. She was 75.
Boothe was the subject of the 1975 movie “The Other Side of the
Mountain” and the 1978 sequel “The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2.”
Three days before she was to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated,
she was left a quadriplegic at the age of 18 when she crashed during a
race in Alta, Utah. She sustained a broken neck and several spinal cord
damage.
She had become the U.S. women’s slalom champion in January 1955.
Boothe died in a Carson City hospital, but cause of death has not been
announced, the Times said.
After the accident, Boothe earned a teaching credential at the
University of Washington and became a successful teacher.
BobF
Feb 11, 2012, 12:37:55 AM2/11/12
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On Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:31:36 -0500, Hyfler/Rosner <rel...@rcn.com>
shouted from the highest rooftop:
>She sustained a broken neck and several spinal cord
>damage.
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Kris Baker
Feb 11, 2012, 7:50:19 PM2/11/12
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"BobF" <b...@surfwriter.net.not> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:31:36 -0500, Hyfler/Rosner <rel...@rcn.com>
> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>>She sustained a broken neck and several spinal cord
>>damage.
>
> Several or severe?
Severed. She lived 57 years as a quad, with an injury
> On Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:31:36 -0500, Hyfler/Rosner <rel...@rcn.com>
> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>>She sustained a broken neck and several spinal cord
>>damage.
>
> Several or severe?
only a bit less severe than Christopher Reeve's.
This was local, and such a big story in Utah.
I was just checking up on her status, last week. I seem
to have a harmful effect on some good people, when I
do that.
Other stories say that she died during surgery, at a
Carson, NV hospital.
Kris
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