Emergency room doctor Terrence “Terry” O’Connor connected awe-inspiring adventure to a greater sense of altruism through his podcast and a Tedx Talk.

An Idaho emergency room doctor who connected adventure-seeking to acts of altruism died on Friday in an avalanche that he apparently triggered while skiing.

The Sawtooth Avalanche Center reported that a skier was killed on Friday while backcountry skiing on Donaldson Peak in Idaho’s Lost River Range. The Custer County coroner identified the skier as emergency department physician Dr. Terrence “Terry” O’Connor, according to Idaho Mountain Express.

O’Connor was on a down climb with another experienced backcountry skier Friday when he “triggered and was caught in a small wind slab avalanche,” the avalanche center reported. The slide then triggered a second, larger avalanche.

His skiing partner, who was not identified, called for help using a satellite communication device before following his path and locating him. They dug O’Connor out of the snow and began CPR.

A search-and-rescue team responded but O’Connor did not survive the accident, the avalanche center said.