Man who served in Air National Guard dies after falling off snowboard at American Dream Mall

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A man who served with the Air National Guard died after falling off a snowboard at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey.

Peter Matthews, 24, of Bay Shore, New York, was with his sister at the Big Snow indoor park in East Rutherford last Thursday.

His family said he fell as he snowboarded down a slope. They said his sister tried to save him.

Matthews will be buried Monday at Calverton National Cemetery.

Matthews' father said the 24-year-old wanted to become a commercial pilot and that he loved robotics.