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A British schoolboy has been killed skiing in the US state of Colorado. An 11-year-old British schoolboy has been killed while skiing in the US state of Colorado.
It is understood the 11-year-old suffered head injuries when he hit a tree in Breckenridge, near Denver. Benjamin Trichler, from Uffington in Oxfordshire, died after crashing into a tree in Breckenridge, near Denver, during a family ski holiday.
A statement released by a Colorado coroner said the death of the boy, from Uffington in Oxfordshire, was the result of an accident. A statement released by the coroner's office in Colorado said Benjamin's death was accidental and caused by a "closed head injury".
The boy was said to have been on a Christmas family holiday. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it had no details on the incident. The coroner said he had been wearing a helmet but not one approved for skiing.
According to news reports from the Breckenridge resort, the schoolboy was wearing a helmet on a run classed as intermediate in difficulty, but it was reportedly described by one official as a "skateboard helmet". 'Deepest sympathy'
An emergency ski patrol was called to the resort on Thursday morning and the boy was given life support and taken to Breckenridge Medical Centre, where he was later pronounced dead.
The resort said later in a statement: "Breckenridge Ski Resort, the Breckenridge Ski Patrol and the Vail Resorts family extend their deepest sympathy and support to all of his family and friends."
Resort spokeswoman Nicky DeFord told reporters that no one else was involved in the incident, which happened in clear weather.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said on Friday morning it had no details of the incident. Breckenridge, in the Colorado Rockies, was originally founded in 1859 as a gold mining town but is now regarded as a world class ski resort.