PARK CITY, Utah (LEX 18) — A teenager from Lexington has died from injuries suffered while snowboarding at a Utah ski resort.
The Park City Police Department in Utah says 18-year-old Nathan Burnett died at Park City Mountain Resort on Tuesday. Burnett was a senior at Henry Clay High School.
Police say the teen was headed down the Mid Mountain Trail at the resort when he went off the run and hit a tree.
Ski patrol workers tried to give life-saving treatment, but the teen did not survive.
Police say he was wearing a helmet at the time.