Snowboarder Dies After Fall

by The Editors on March 11, 2009

Snowboarder Caleb Szajner, 21, of Lake Elmo, Minnesota died from injuries he received after landing on his head while attempting an what is being reported as a “backflip” at Wisoconsin’s Trollhaugen Ski Area, according to a story in the Stillwater Courier.

Szajner was transported to St. Croix Falls Hospital briefly and was airlifted later to Regions Hospital in St. Paul. On Tuesday afternoon, he was removed from life support and his organs were donated for transplantation.

Our thoughts are will Szainjer’s family and friends.

[Link: Stillwater Courier and Fox 9 News]

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