Brooks Ralph Obituary – The Stowe Police Department received a report of a missing skier from Putnam County, New York on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The skier, identified as 27-year-old Brooks Ralph from Cold Spring, NY, was last seen at Stowe Mountain Resort.
After a search initiated by Stowe Mountain Rescue, Stowe Police, and the State Search and Rescue Coordinator, Ralph’s body was found just before midnight outside of resort boundaries in a steep wooded area above the Upper Perry Merrill Trail.
The victim’s body was taken to the Vermont Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for further investigation. Preliminary findings suggest that this was an accidental death, but the investigation is ongoing.