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Tragedy Strikes Heavenly Mountain: Two Incidents Under Investigation

2/25/2026

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Nicholas Jamil Haddad, 33, of Michigan, died in a skiing incident at Heavenly Mountain Resort near Lake Tahoe on Friday.
Brian Robert Fraud, 57, of California, suffered a medical emergency at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Friday.
The two incidents are unrelated and under investigation.
The resort's General Manager and South Lake Tahoe Mayor Cody Bass offered condolences amid regional tragedies, including a missing skier and a deadly avalanche.

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Nicholas Jamil Haddad, 33, of Michigan, died in a skiing incident at Heavenly Mountain Resort near Lake Tahoe on Friday.
Brian Robert Fraud, 57, of California, suffered a medical emergency at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Friday.
The two incidents are unrelated and under investigation.
The resort's General Manager and South Lake Tahoe Mayor Cody Bass offered condolences amid regional tragedies, including a missing skier and a deadly avalanche.