‘I almost died’: Injured snowboarder Mark McMorris sends first tweet since crash
VANCOUVER — Star Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris says he “almost died” when he crashed going off a jump in the B.C. backcountry last weekend.
The Olympic bronze medallist tweeted Friday for the first time since the accident.
He called the past week the hardest of his life.
“Sorry for the silence,” he added. “I almost died and now I’m trying to get better.”