Officials ID Colorado ski area worker who died in accident

DENVER (AP) - Officials have released the name of a Colorado ski area employee who died in a work-related accident.

Clear Creek County officials confirm that 40-year-old Adam Lee died Thursday morning of crushing chest injuries suffered while doing lift maintenance at Loveland Ski Area.

Lee’s family tells KMGH-TV that he had recently moved to his native Colorado from Michigan with his wife and children.

Loveland Ski Area marketing director John Sellers says the accident is under investigation.

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Information from: KMGH-TV, http://www.thedenverchannel.com