SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (AP) - Police say an 8-year-old boy has died following a skiing accident in Connecticut.

Southington police announced Wednesday that the accident occurred at Mount Southington on Feb. 19.

Sgt. Jeffrey Dobratz says the child was treated at the scene by staff members and taken to a hospital, where he died the next day.

The medical examiner said Logan Murphy Mengold of Southbury died of blunt impact injury to the head with a skull fracture and ruled the death an accident.

Mount Southington has 14 trails and a 425-foot vertical drop.