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Teen’s Utah sledding injury points to winter sport’s hazards

Published January 23, 2022 5:47 PM

CEDAR HILLS, Utah (AP) — A teenager was seriously injured in a Utah sledding accident just as health officials were giving out helmets and warning of the sport’s potential hazard’s at a nearby safety event. KSL-TV reports that Saturday’s accident at a popular sledding site in American Fork Canyon south of Salt Lake City came as doctors in the area have reported more serious sledding accidents and a doubling in head injuries. The 16-year-old injured Saturday was airlifted to a hospital in stable condition with a major head laceration.

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