University of Maine geology student Nicholas Golden, 22, passed away Sunday, May 19 due to injuries sustained from a longboarding accident.

On May 13, Golden, who was not wearing a helmet, was riding a borrowed longboard down a hill and fell, hitting his head hard on the pavement, according to a post on coryeast.tumblr.com. He passed away at Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Georgia on May 19.

Golden was born in Dallas, Texas on June 25, 1990 to Ann and Scott Golden. Golden was vice president of the University of Maine Geology Club and an avid outdoorsmen.