"A lawsuit was filed last Friday in Deschutes County Circuit Court and seeks over $14.5 million in damages for the death of Brian Thomas Roberts. He was killed in an avalanche on Mount Bailey near Diamond Lake, Oregon, on March 13, 2025. The lawsuit against Diamond Lake Improvement Company claims the conditions were too dangerous that day, and the guides told the group to disregard the report indicating a high level of avalanche danger that day."
"On Thursday, March 13, an avalanche on Mount Bailey near Diamond Lake, Oregon, killed Bend resident Brian Thomas Roberts, 50. Roberts was part of a cat skiing group out of Diamond Lake Resort when the avalanche occurred around 3:45 p.m. on the north/northwest side of the mountain. Despite efforts by other skiers and two nurses on the scene, Roberts succumbed to his injuries."
A lawsuit filed in Deschutes County Circuit Court seeks over $14.5 million in damages for the death of Brian Thomas Roberts, killed in an avalanche on Mount Bailey near Diamond Lake on March 13, 2025. The suit names Diamond Lake Improvement Company, California-based Sierra Wilderness Seminars Inc., and three guides. The complaint alleges dangerous conditions, guidance to disregard a high-avalanche-danger report, dismissed warnings about inexperienced guides, and the absence of an AED despite Roberts showing signs of life. Roberts was part of a cat skiing group; another skier sustained a laceration and responders met the group two miles away.
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