Auburn girl injured in Syracuse sledding accident dies

University Hospital confirmed that Taylor Denson, a 12-year-old Auburn girl critically injured on Saturday afternoon in a sledding accident at Westcott Reservoir in Syracuse, died on Tuesday.

Auburn Enlarged School District Superintendent JD Pabis announced Denson's passing during the weekly school board meeting Tuesday night.

"We are saddened by the loss of Taylor Denson," he said. "However, her death was not in vain. During the last hours of her life there was a request that she have a positive affect on others."