“I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the family members of the 12-year-old boy,” Conway Police Chief Christopher Mattei said in a news release
A 12-year-old boy is dead following a New Year’s Eve skiing accident at a New Hampshire mountain, authorities said.
According to a Conway Police Department news release provided to PEOPLE, the incident occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 31, at around 10:44 a.m. local time. In the statement, authorities said that the North Conway Fire/Rescue responded to Cranmore Mountain following a report of a boy who appeared to have hit a tree while skiing on the Bandit Trail.
At the time, the boy, whose name has not been disclosed by police, was reported to be unconscious and CPR was administered.
“When rescue personnel arrived on scene, the 12-year-old male was being treated by Cranmore Mountain Ski Patrol who had transported the boy to the base of the mountain,” the police department said. “He was then transported by Action Ambulance to Maine Health/Memorial Hospital in North Conway where he passed as a result of the injuries sustained in the collision.”
The Bandit Trail is described as an intermediate-level trail, according to police.
“On behalf of the Conway Police Department, and all the first responders who assisted, I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the family members of the 12-year-old boy,” said Conway Police Chief Christopher Mattei in the news release.
According to its website, the Cranmore Mountain Resort is described as “a basecamp for the curious to forge their next adventure, introducing generations to the joys of mountain living. Cranmore adventures include immersing yourself in decades-old traditions, cruising down New England’s best tubing hill and fostering your passion for skiing and riding.”
In a statement shared with PEOPLE on Friday, Jan. 3, a spokesperson for the resort said: “On behalf of Cranmore Mountain Resort, our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. The entire Cranmore family grieves this tragic loss.”
