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OKLAHOMA CITY — A University of Oklahoma student has been declared brain dead after a snowboarding accident in Colorado.
Swedish Medical Center spokeswoman Julie Lonborg says William “Billy” Khourie III, wasn’t wearing a helmet when the accident happened Tuesday afternoon at Breckenridge. Lonborg says the 22-year-old Khourie received a massive head injury.
The Elk City native died Wednesday night.
Authorities say the Breckenridge ski patrol was called to the accident on an advanced-intermediate trail at about 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The patrol took Khourie to Breckenridge Medical Center and was later transferred to Swedish Medical Center in Englewood.
Swedish Medical Center spokeswoman Julie Lonborg says William “Billy” Khourie III, wasn’t wearing a helmet when the accident happened Tuesday afternoon at Breckenridge. Lonborg says the 22-year-old Khourie received a massive head injury.
The Elk City native died Wednesday night.
Authorities say the Breckenridge ski patrol was called to the accident on an advanced-intermediate trail at about 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The patrol took Khourie to Breckenridge Medical Center and was later transferred to Swedish Medical Center in Englewood.
