12-year-old dies in N.H. skiing accident

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (WCAX) – A 12-year-old is dead after a skiing accident.

Police say the boy – whose identity has not been released – was skiing at Cranmore Mountain on Tuesday.

They say it appears he hit a tree on an intermediate trail.

Ski patrollers performed first aid but he was pronounced dead after being sent to the hospital.

He was wearing a helmet when the accident happened.