ATHENS, Vt. (WCAX) – Police say a Vermont teen who was reported missing on Thursday died in a crash on his dirt bike.
Vermont State Police say at about 2 p.m., a person reported finding an unresponsive man who had crashed a dirt bike down an embankment off Brookline Road in Athens.
Troopers say the rider died at the scene.
They identified him as Ethan Whitten, 18, of Grafton, who they asked the public for help finding earlier in the day when he was reported missing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the state police in Westminster at 802-722-4600 or to leave an anonymous tip online.