Crime & Safety

Newtown Girl Recovering After Ski Accident

The girl was airlifted to a hospital over the weekend after an accident on a Connecticut mountain.

An 11-year-old Newtown girl was airlifted to a hospital after hitting a tree while skiing on Mohawk Mountain in Cromwell Saturday.

She was rushed to Sharon Hospital where she was diagnosed with a concussion and broken clavicle, according to Fox 61. Doctors grew concerned about any unseen brain trauma and had her airlifted to Hartford Hospital as a precaution.

She was treated and released from the hospital.

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