Pa. college student dies in Lake Placid skiing accident
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
A graduate of Crestwood High School in Luzerne County who played hockey for the State University of New York at Fredonia has died as the result of a skiing accident.
B. Tanner Kahlau, 22, of Mountain Top, died on Jan. 12, according to his obituary. He died five days before his 23rd birthday while skiing at Whiteface Mountain Ski Resort in Lake Placid, N.Y., his obituary says.
Police said he died at the scene after hitting a tree, WKTV.com reported.
An all-around athlete, Kahlau played football and lacrosse for Crestwood High School, graduating in 2016. US College Hockey Online reports he also played junior hockey with the New Jersey Rockets before enrolling at Fredonia in 2018.