Australian Olympic snowboarder airlifted after suffering broken neck in Milan Cortina training accident

Four-time Olympic snowboarder Cam Bolton was airlifted to a hospital in Milan after he suffered a broken neck while training for the snowboard cross event on Thursday. 

Bolton, 35, crashed Monday but walked away from the incident without realizing the gravity of his injury, ESPN reported. The following day, he had increasing pain in his neck, and scans later revealed that he suffered two fractures in his neck. 

He was airlifted from the mountains to Milan for further treatment. 

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