Irwin on life support

March 27, 2001
Source: CBC Calgary
Original story - link verified on March 27, 2001

Doctors at Foothills Hospital say Canadian skiing legend Dave Irwin is in a coma and on life support. The 46-year-old former "Crazy Canuck" crashed during a training run at Sunshine Village near Banff on Friday. He was wearing a helmet but fell face-first into some hard-pack snow. Dr. Anne Kirby says Irwin suffered a significant brain injury.