Swedish professional skier Matilda Rapaport has tragically passed away while filming content for Ubisoft’s upcoming Steep.
The Guardian reports that Rapaport was caught in an avalanche near Santiago, Chile. She passed away in a nearby hospital shortly afterward due to oxygen deprivation and brain damage.
“Matilda’s courage, passion, and desire to share the sport she loved with the world served as an inspiration for other athletes and for us all,” an Ubisoft spokesperson said of Rapaport to GameSpot, calling the events a “tragic accident that has deeply touched us.”
Steep is an open world game set in the Alps, due in December on PS4, Xbox One and Windows PC.
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