9 th fatality yesterday so far in Maine

by **MXZinger** » February 12th, 2002, 11:33 pm

The 9th person so far this year died yesterday on a sled. A Massachusetts Yahoo went off the trail into so maple trees. Man this is a lot of people so far with a month and a half left of riding. How many has there been in the mid west? Everyone needs to careful out there. You can't go sledding when you're dead.

by **MM700** » February 12th, 2002, 11:42 pm

8 in Michigan....only one was a Yooper...as usual it's normally the tourists killing themselves...too drunk or not familiar with trails, and going way to fast for conditions...it will get you everytime.

by **Mainecat** » February 13th, 2002, 12:31 am

Zinger where in Maine?

by **MXZinger** » February 13th, 2002, 1:45 am

It was a girl and I think they said the Rangeley Area. They said one of her ski went off the trail and it pulled her in the woods.And last weekend A guy collided with a car. Killed him

by **Mainecat** » February 13th, 2002, 2:56 am

This was not some wacko that got killed. It was a beginner. It was a accident as far as the story says. Sad very sad.

Beginner Snowmobiler Becomes Ninth Fatality
(WABI) A Massachusetts woman taking her first-ever snowmobile ride died in an accident in Rangely Tuesday afternoon.

35-year-old Tracy Atwood was riding around a curve on a connector trail when one of her sled's skis apparently got caught on the trail edge. She was thrown into a stand of maple saplings.

Atwood was the last in line among her riding companions, who turned around when they noticed she was no longer with them.

Atwood lost consciousness after a short time, and rescue workers were unable to revive her. She becomes the ninth person to die in a snowmobile accident in Maine this winter

by **MXZinger** » February 13th, 2002, 3:43 am

Man that is aweful. The first time on a sled. Da*m

by **Campy4** » February 14th, 2002, 7:48 am

Zinger, where was the accident in which the sled got hit by the car? Because I heard about some accident of some sort in downtown Newport, but I dunno if that's the one you're talking about or not... I don't even know if the guy was hurt in that one...

by **Snoguy** » February 14th, 2002, 11:19 am

We will all say a prayer for Tracy and hope others will slow down so they can play another day. Snoguy.

by **MXZinger** » February 14th, 2002, 10:55 pm

Campy the guy that got hit by a car happened in Sabattus.