For over a week, the Hodge family has been living in anguish, facing every parent’s worst fear—not knowing if their child will survive the night. On January 11th, Ashton Hodge and his friends went to the Jefferson Forrest National Park to enjoy the fresh snow where Ashton hit a jump and crashed.

A teenager in Christiansburg, Ashton Hodge, experienced a life-threatening sled riding accident on January 11th, leading to two brain bleeds and required him to be placed in a medically induced coma.