The RCMP and BC Coroners Service are investigating the deaths of a skier and a snowboarder at separate resorts in eastern British Columbia on Friday.

One incident happened shortly after noon and involved a snowboarder at the Whitewater Ski Resort near Nelson, according to RCMP.

A passerby found the victim unresponsive in a tree well in an out-of-bounds area at the ski hill, and called for help from ski patrol before attempting CPR on him.

The man was taken to a second location where first responders took over CPR, but despite best efforts he died at the scene, police said.

Investigators said the victim was a man in his 30s from the central Kootenays.

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