A 32-year-old snowboarder who fell from a chairlift at Keystone ski area in December has died of his injuries.
Donovan Romero, of Littleton, died May 2, according to the Summit County coroner. Romero fell from the Ruby Express chairlift Dec. 11 near the third tower. He momentarily hung from the armrest of the chairlift before falling an estimated 47 feet, according to a statement from the Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board.
A witness told tramway board investigators that it appeared Romero was trying to adjust his snowboard bindings when he fell. The safety bar was not lowered, according to a tramway board statement. Romero, who was wearing a helmet, was airlifted to St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood.
Tonette Romero, Romero’s mother, said a friend of her son’s on the chair with him said the snowboarder was not leaning over and fiddling with his bindings when he fell…