15-Year-Old Killed In Skiing Accident At Shawnee Mountain

A teen girl on a school ski team trip to a Pennsylvania skiing resort was killed on the slopes Monday.

Juliette Dajani, 15, from Singapore, was at Shawnee Mountain Ski Area when the accident occurred, WNEP reported. Dajani reportedly lost control and skied off the bottom of a trail, ABC 6 reported.

She died at a nearby hospital, and the death was ruled an accident from blunt force trauma. Shawnee Mountain Ski Area officials did not immediately return a call for comment from Patch.

The teen was a student at Blair Academy in New Jersey. The school community took to social media, remembering her as positive person with a bright future.

"Blair Academy is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our student, Juliette Dajani, as a result of a skiing accident on Monday evening," Christopher Fortunato, the head of the school, said in a statement sent to Patch. "As a community, we are collectively grieving this loss, and we ask that you respect the privacy of our students, teachers and families as they continue to cope during this difficult time."

Counseling will be made available to all students, a representative for the school told Patch.

"Of course, her beauty, talent, intelligence – all of it was recognised and appreciated, but it was her approach towards people, that made us all fall in love with her," a friend wrote in a blog post. "Despite being such an excelled young girl, she never let that sense of pride consume her. She had always been so grounded and approachable, I doubt it was possible to ever dislike her."

By Katie Kausch and Kara Seymour

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