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Snowboarder Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Crash In Terrain Park

ELDORA MOUNTAIN RESORT, Colo. (CBS4) - A snowboarder who crashed in a terrain park at Eldora Mountain Resort suffered a life-threatening head injury over the weekend.

The 25-year-old was wearing a helmet when he fell off a rail and fell headfirst into the snow. The injury happened on Sunday.

A medical helicopter wound up taking the man to a Denver-area hospital. His identity hasn't been released.

Officials with the Boulder County Sheriff's office said the man stopped breathing at one point while he was receiving medical attention.

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