A man who was serving in the Air National Guard died after he fell while snowboarding at an indoor ski park inside a New Jersey mall, officials and family members said.
Peter Mathews, 24, of Bay Shore on Long Island, fell Dec. 8 as he snowboarded at the Big Snow American Dream, which is within the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, Mathews fell backward, hit his head, became unconscious and had trouble breathing, his sister, Sarah Mathews, told the newspaper.
After CPR was performed at the mall, Mathews was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, his sister said.Sign up for NBC DFW newslettersMathews was an airman first class in the Maryland Air National Guard, which he joined in 2020. He had hoped to become a commercial airline pilot, Sarah Mathews said.
Mathews was wearing a helmet and other safety gear when he fell and had no underlying health problems his family was aware of, his sister said. Big Snow American Dream is an indoor skiing and snowboarding facility within the mall at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. It opened in 2019 and is the first indoor ski park in North America. Skiing stars including Lindsey Vonn attended its grand opening event.
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