Marko Grilc (7 July 1983 – 23 November 2021) was a

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personality. He died in a snowboarding accident while exploring the terrain at the Austrian ski resort of

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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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