Snowboarder Dies at Elk Mountain

A man who worked at Elk Mountain died Saturday after crashing into a tree while snowboarding at the resort Union Dale.

Lackawanna County deputy coroner Tim Rowland said David Holgate, 19, of Dalton died from a severe head injury. He said he was not wearing a helmet.

Holgate was found against a tree just after the mountain opened Saturday morning. He was taken to Community Medical Center in Scranton where he later died.

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