Did I Just Read That?

I was up tonight with just me and mom awake. Mom turned on KSL, and I found this weird headline there:

Man killed in avalanche was adventurous, brave, cautious, friends say

What's it like to be friends say?
I don't know about the "brave" part because that headline isn't up anymore, but the new one is equally funny.

Father of snowboarder says he lived good, adventurous life

I  wonder how he said that if he was already dead?
Here's the article in question.