Snowboarder dies at Killington
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By Cristina Kumka STAFF WRITER - Published: December 28, 2009
A 20-year-old man from Cheshire, Conn., died after he was found unconscious on an expert trail at Killington Resort in the middle of the day Thursday, according to the resort.
According to an e-mail sent Sunday from Tom Horrocks, the resort's communications manager, the man "died following a snowboard accident."
"Killington Ski Patrol responded to reports of an unconscious person on Cascade Trail at approximately 12 p.m., brought him down the mountain, then transferred the man to Regional Ambulance Service," according to the e-mail, with information Horrocks said he received from the resort's risk manager.
"Regional Ambulance transported the man to Rutland Regional Medical Center."
In a phone interview Sunday, Horrocks said ski patrol performed CPR on the man before he was taken to the hospital.
Horrocks said he did not know if the man was alive or dead when he was found on the trail by rescuers.
Rutland hospital spokesman Joe Stuhlmueller declined to provide information on the unnamed man's condition upon arrival, citing lack of identification, and patient privacy laws.
In the e-mail, Chris Nyberg, Killington's president and general manager, was quoted as saying, "Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and all those affected by this tragic incident."
Horrocks said he did not know how the snowboarder died but confirmed that police were investigating.
The man did not fall from a chair and he was wearing a helmet, Horrocks wrote in e-mails late Sunday.
All other inquiries were referred to the Vermont State Police.
Vermont State Police Lt. Tim Oliver, head of the Rutland Bureau of Criminal Investigations, did not have any information available on the incident Sunday afternoon.
cristina.kumka@rutland herald.com
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