Marko Grilc (7 July 1983 – 23 November 2021) was a
Slovenia
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n professional
snowboarder
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and
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personality. He died in a snowboarding accident while exploring the terrain at the Austrian ski resort of
Sölden
Sölden is a municipality in the Ötztal valley of Tyrol, Austria.
Geography
At c. , it is the largest municipality in the country. The population of 3,449 (as of 2003) is outnumbered by tourists, of which 15,000 can be accommodated. With tou ...
with a filming team. Some media outlets initially reported that he died of a head injury while not wearing a helmet. However, his brother Luka Grilc later announced via Instagram that Marko fell and hit his chest on a rock, which resulted in a punctured aorta and an instant death.
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1983 births
2021 deaths
Slovenian male snowboarders
Sport deaths in Austria
Sportspeople from Ljubljana
Deaths from head injury
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