21-year-old International Falls skier dead after injury on Saturday

A skier died after being injured at Giants Ridge in northern Minnesota on Saturday.

According to 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS sister station, WDIO, the Gilbert Police Department responded to the scene in Biwabik, and the Giants Ridge Ski Patrol staff was able to extract the 21-year-old man from the hillside.

The man was later identified as Christian Richard Hufnagle of International Falls.

The Biwabik Ambulance Service transported the man to Essentia Health-Northern Pines in Aurora. He later died at Northern Pines Medical Center.

The Giants Ridge Ski Patrol is assisting the Gilbert Police Department with the ongoing investigation.