Lewiston, N.Y. (WBEN) - A 16-year old female has died following a snow tubing accident in Clyde L. Burmaster Park in the Town of Lewiston.
The Niagara County Sheriff's Department received a 911 call Saturday morning reporting an accident on the sledding hill at the park, formerly known as Bond Lake, in the Town of Lewiston.
Officers from Lewiston Police and the sheriff's department say the 16-year-old and a 3-year-old male were apparently riding a sledding tube when they struck a tree at the bottom of the hill.
Members of the Pekin Fire Company and Tri Community Ambulance responded to the scene to treat the victims before the two were then transported by ambulance to the John R. Oishei Children's Hospital in Buffalo. The female victim was pronounced deceased due to her injuries and the male was treated and released.
The incident is under investigation by the Town of Lewiston Police Department and the Niagara County Sheriff's Office.
The sledding hill at the Clyde L. Burmaster Park is closed at this time.
