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Hofstra student killed in Vermont snowboard accident

Alex Westphal, 20, a sophomore at Hofstra, died

Photo credit: Facebook.com | Alex Westphal, 20, a sophomore at Hofstra, died on Christmas Eve in a snowboarding accident in Killington, Vt.

From the top of a mountain in Vermont, on Christmas Eve, Hofstra University sophomore Alex Westphal snapped a picture and sent it to his parents.

About 15 minutes later, his father said, Westphal, 20, was involved in a fatal accident on his snowboard at Killington Resort.

Westphal apparently hit a pole and suffered internal injuries, Vermont state police said. Efforts to revive him failed,...

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