A 24-year-old Marine died after she suffered head injuries in a skiing accident, Colorado officials said. On Dec. 24, Jessie Mello was visiting her family in Mesa County when she had a skiing accident on Powderhorn Mountain Resort and suffered head injuries, according to a Jan. 17 Facebook post by the Mesa County Coroner’s Office.

Marine Sergeant Jessie Mello died at the age of 24 after a freak skiing accident while visiting her family in Colorado over the holidays, the Colorado Sun reported. Mello, of Grand Junction, was skiing an intermediate-level trail at Powderhorn Mountain on Christmas Eve when she suffered a severe head injury and broken bones,