There's been a lot of snow all over the Pacific Northwest, and Portland area had plenty fun places to take a sled, tobagan, or snowboarding and skiing on the mountain. For some reason, there were also quite a few snow accidents that came with the fresh powder dropped on the area. This is no different than it has been over many years, I had a few accidents as a kid that ended with hospital visits and a few broken bones here and there. But there were some real tragedies this year around the area.
- There was a 17-year old who was stabbed over a misguided snowball during a youthful snowball fight near a street when the packed snow hit a passing car.
- There was a 9-year old girl who died while being pulled on an intertube by her dad's truck when she struck a brick bench.
- A 14-year old boy was pinned under a car for several minutes after sledding into the road.
- And what the heck are these Portland drivers doing? (Video - courtesy of YouTube...)
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