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Man dies of injuries from snowboarding incident

A Washington state man has died three days after an accident at Blue Mountain Resort, Palmerton.

Heo Hyunki, 35, of Tacoma, was pronounced dead at 4:10 p.m. Feb. 3 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, according to the office of Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim.The office determined Hyunki died accidentally of blunt force head trauma from a snowboarding accident that happened at about 8:40 p.m. Jan. 31.Less than two hours before, at 6:52 p.m. Jan. 31, Hyunki posted FaceBook photos of himself at the Lower Towamensing Township resort, posing with a snowboard.His FaceBook page lists his address as Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and that he worked at King Kong Sushi.The resort did not immediately return a telephone call early Thursday seeking additional information.