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GRINDELWALD, Switzerland — Nik Zoricic&#;s fatal crash in a skicross World Cup event in Switzerland appeared to be a freak accident, the Canadian ski team said today as it mourned its second death this year.

The year-old Zoricic died from head injuries sustained when he crashed into safety netting on landing wide right off a jump approaching the finish line at Grindelwald, a regular venue on the skicross international circuit.

&#;I would say it&#;s a freak accident, from here,&#; Alpine Canada President Max Gartner told reporters in a conference call from Toronto.

&#;These accidents are extremely rare in sports.

&#;It doesn&#;t happen often but it&#;s devastating. We look at all our athletes as members of our family, so it&#;s hard.&#;

Zoricic&#;s death will continue a debate on safety in skiing, particularly in the relatively new disciplines of freestyle skiing.

Zoricic died exactly two months af