A 25-year-old snowboarder from Corona, California, died Saturday at Kirkwood Mountain Resort near Lake Tahoe, authorities ...

The snowboarder, 25-year-old Roman Lacayo, died Saturday at the Kirkwood Mountain Resort in Alpine County after suffering a ...

Roman Lacayo, 25, was visiting the Kirkwood Mountain Resort when he sustained “major head injuries” in a snowboarding accident, the Alpine County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.

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Roman Lacayo, 25, died after suffering major head injuries at the Kirkwood Mountain Resort in Alpine County on Saturday, March 29, 2024. Lacayo was on a snowboarding trip with his girlfriend and a ...

Someone called for help around 12:20 p.m. that day. Deputies arrived and found Lacayo suffering from major head injuries, the sheriff’s office said, adding that "injuries were not compatible ...