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Funeral Saturday for Northwest High teen who died after Colorado skiing accident

Funeral services will be Saturday for Tess Smith, 15, who was fatally injured in a skiing accident in Colorado.
Funeral services will be Saturday for Tess Smith, 15, who was fatally injured in a skiing accident in Colorado. Courtesy photo

Funeral services will be Saturday for Tess Smith, the Northwest High School sophomore who was fatally injured in a skiing accident in Colorado.

Tess, who was 15, suffered a broken leg during the accident on the slopes at Breckenridge, but was alert and talking to ski patrol responders after they arrived, according to her family.

She lost consciousness shortly after that and never woke up. She was removed from life support after organs were harvested.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in downtown Wichita.

Stan Finger: 316-268-6437, @StanFinger

This story was originally published March 9, 2017 at 8:18 PM with the headline "Funeral Saturday for Northwest High teen who died after Colorado skiing accident."

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