A snowboarder who failed to show up for work earlier this week was found by searchers in an out-of-bounds area west of the Keystone Resort on Thursday, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
The Keystone Ski Patrol reported Shannon Keeter as possibly being missing on Wednesday, when he missed a shift at the resort’s Outpost restaurant, according to a release. He was found Thursday in an area known as Jones Gulch. The extent of his injuries are unknown at this time, the sheriff’s office said.
Keeter was cited for skiing in a closed area, a violation of the state Skier Safety Act.
He is at least the third person to go missing outside the resort boundary this season.
In late December, rescue crews found a 20-year-old Texas snowboarder who had spent a cold night lost west of Keystone’s Diamond Back ski trail.
In November, a 31-year-old snowboarder from Erie was lost out of bounds for three days before being rescued. He has been issued a summons charging him with violating the Skier Safety Act and carrying a concealed weapon and is scheduled to appear in court on the charges Feb. 15.
Resort officials could not be reached for comment today.
