The father-of-two has tragically lost his life after sustaining major head injuries during the World Ski Racing Championship qualifiers. 9News
Dale Ashton, 30, died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital today from major head injuries, after he was involved in an accident on Saturday in the state’s south east.
Mr Ashton was competing in the open men’s event in Guichen Bay, off Robe, when the boat he was an observer in collided with another boat. Mr Ashton and the driver of the boat he was in, Ben Hackett, suffered serious head injuries and were airlifted to hospital in Adelaide. Two others suffered minor injuries.
Ski Racing Australia said the accident happened during a qualifying race for the World Ski Racing Championships. “One of the boats spun out if you like and the boat following had nowhere to go so made side by side contact, so it's very, very rare in our sport,” Cameron McConville from Ski Racing Australia said.
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