A Ponder High School senior died Thursday after suffering critical injuries in a sledding accident on Monday in Denton County, school and public safety officials confirmed.
Caden Nowicki, 17, was riding in a kayak being towed by an all-terrain vehicle on Amyx Hill Road when the kayak left the roadway and he was ejected into a metal fence, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Nowicki, a senior and varsity football player, was rushed to Medical City Denton Hospital after the crash and remained in critical condition before his death, school officials said…