A “catastrophic” snowboarding accident has left a Napa teen with a severed spinal cord and facing a life-changing recovery. Blake Mendenhal was injured Sunday at Northstar in north Lake Tahoe.
Napa Boy, 15, Critically Injured In Snowboarding Crash: Family - Napa Valley, CA - Nearly $75,000 in donations have been made to the "Blessings for Blake" GoFundMe campaign for the teen's medical recovery.