Virginia boy dies in Pennsylvania skiing accident

COUDERSPORT, Pa. - A 13-year-old Virginia boy has died in a skiing accident in north-central Pennsylvania.

Officials say Patrick Shire of Haymarket was skiing at the Ski Denton resort near Coudersport on Saturday afternoon when he left the trail and hit a tree.

A spokesman for the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said Shire belonged to a ski-racing team and was on a practice run when he crashed. Other skiers heard the impact and came to Shire's aid. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Potter County Coroner Kevin Dusenbury said Shire died of blunt force trauma, and he ruled the death an accident.

Ski Denton is part of Denton Hill State Park, near the border with New York state.

- AP