Austin P. White, a 22 year-old snowboarder died Sunday, March 16, 2014 after hitting a tree at the Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York, according to a story in the Press Republican.
White. . . was boarding with his sister and some friends on the Excelsior trail, State Police Troop B Public Information Officer Trooper Jennifer Fleishman said on Monday morning. . . He passed them, she said, then they came upon him moments later, just after he’d skidded off the trail and struck the tree a short distance into the woods, near the junction with Lower Northway trail.
According to the Associated Press, White was a student at State University of New York College at Brockport where he was a senior studying excise science. He was scheduled to graduate in May. White reportedly suffered a “severe head injury,” and was not wearing a helmet. Our thoughts are with White’s family and friends.
[Link: Press Republican and Associated Press]
