The victim was found face down in the snow with a pair of skis strapped to his feet, but there were no ski tracks leading to his body. How did he get there?
He was dropped from an aircraft
If he skied there, tracks would be visible in the snow behind him. Since there are no tracks, he must have arrived from the air.
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