Texas snowmobiler (Caleb Moore) dies after Winter X Games crash
DENVER -- Caleb Moore, an innovative freestyle snowmobile rider who was hurt in a crash at the Winter X Games in Colorado, died Thursday morning. He was 25.
Moore was being treated at a hospital in Grand Junction since the Jan. 24 crash. Family spokeswoman Chelsea Lawson confirmed his death, the first in the 18 year history of the X Games.
"He lived his life to the fullest. He was an inspiration," Lawson said.
A former all-terrain vehicle racer, Moore switched over to snowmobiles as a teenager and quickly rose to the top of the sport. He won four Winter X Games medals, including a bronze last season when his younger brother, Colten, captured gold.
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[font color=green]The story also indicates that his brother, Colton Moore, was injured in a separate crash that same night. He suffered a separated pelvis in the spill. Truly devastating news for this family.[/font]
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I snowmobiled in my younger days, so I know the dangers involved.
He died loving what he was doing, but very sad for his family.