Wednesday, January 23, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 11 By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Every season in Sisters Country brings with it the potential for getting banged up, strained, overworked and laid up. Winter can be especially tough on the body. While there9s always the poten- tial for that spectacular crash on skis, Sisters9 physical therapists report that the majority of injuries they see are mundane 4 but serious 4 slips and falls on ice. They often occur at home. Falls like that are no laughing mat- ter; they can literally be a matter of life and death. A 66-year-old La Pine man died last week after apparently falling in his driveway. Deputies with the Deschutes County Sheriff9s Office were dispatched to a report of a man lying in a residential driveway on the morning of January 14. A deputy arrived at the address nine minutes later and found the man cold to the touch and beyond medical help. According to the sheriff9s office, the initial investigation into the death has determined that the man likely arrived at his residence the prior evening. Evidence at the scene showed he had slipped on the ice and fell upon exit- ing his vehicle. The man was unable to get to his feet and began crawling toward an area of the driveway with less ice, where he could get back onto his feet. He ultimately was not able to get up and likely succumbed to cold exposure.