Texas High School Senior Dies from Injuries Sustained in Sledding Accident 4 Days After Crashing into Fence

The death of Caden Nowicki, 17, comes days after two 16-year-old girls died in a sledding accident in Frisco, Texas

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  • Caden Nowicki, a high school senior from Ponder, Texas, died from injuries sustained in a Jan. 26 sledding accident
  • Nowicki was riding in a kayak being pulled by an ATV when the vehicle flipped him into a fence
  • His death comes after two 16-year-old girls from Frisco, Texas, died in a separate sledding accident that occurred on Jan. 25

A Texas high school senior has died days after being seriously injured in a sledding incident.

On Thursday, Jan. 29, Ponder Independent School District (ISD) athletic director, Marcus Schulz, confirmed in a post on X that Caden Nowicki — an inside linebacker for the district’s football team — had died.

“With heavy hearts our #44 Caden Nowicki crossed through the gates into our heavenly Fathers arms today,” Schulz wrote alongside a photo of Nowicki…

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