A former Iowan was killed in a snowboarding accident in Colorado this week. Authorities say 27-year-old Todd Dunkel was found in some trees Wednesday while ski patrol members were doing a final check of the slopes at the Breckenridge ski area. They tried to revive him, but determined he was already dead. He had suffered a fractured neck.

Dunkel grew up in Dyersville and graduated from Western Dubuque High School. He had been living in Federal Heights, Colorado, for the last six months.

By Janelle Tucker, KMCH, Manchester