Girl, five, killed after tragic collision with snowboarder at Wyoming ski resort



A five-year-old girl has been killed after being hit by a snowboarder at a Wyoming ski resort.

The girl was standing with her mother when they were sent flying by the 22-year-old man.



He also died in the accident at the Hogadon Ski area in Casper, Wyoming.

Holiday danger: A map of the Hogadon Ski Area in Casper, Wyoming, where a five-year-old girl and a 22-year-old snowboarder died in a horrifying collision

Police said the girl and the snowboarder were transported to hospital but both died from their injuries.

The young girl's name has not been released until family members have been contacted but she is believed to be from the Casper area.

Natrona County sheriff's Lt. Mark Sellers said the mother and daughter were stopped on a ski run on Christmas Eve when the snowboarder collided with them.



The accident occurred as the 22-year-old local man was riding down a black-diamond run called Dreadnaught.

The exact circumstances of the fatal collision are still under investigation and the ski resort has remained open.

All three involved in the incident were not wearing safety helmets, according to police.



