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One flown to hospital after two skiers collide

Posted at 4:14 PM, Jan 09, 2015
and last updated 2015-01-09 18:14:55-05

SALT LAKE CITY – A person who suffered a broken leg after a collision on a ski run has been airlifted to a hospital as a precaution, as there is the possibility the man is bleeding internally.

Jared Winkler, a public information officer for Brighton Resort, said two skiers collided while coming down a run at the resort,

The individual who broke a leg may also be bleeding internally, Winkler said, and the skier was flown to a Salt Lake area hospital. The exact condition of the injured person was unclear, and there were no reports of injuries to other people.

FOX 13 News will have more information as it becomes available.