GLENBURN — An early morning snowmobile accident on Sunday took the lives of two Herman residents, according to the Maine Warden Service. Killed when their snowmobile struck a tree at the edge of a field in Glenburn were the machine’s operator, Jason Teifert, 21, and his passenger, Aleasha Godin, 17, both of Hermon, Warden Lt. […]
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Massachusetts couple injured when snowmobile hits tree
LANG TOWNSHIP — Two snowmobilers from Massachusetts were injured Saturday when their machine failed to negotiate a curve on ITS 89 and hit a large tree, Maine Warden Scott Stevens said Monday. Robert Hamm, 66, and his wife, Donna, 64, of Raynham, Mass., were on a rented 2015 Ski-Doo that crashed on East Kennebago Mountain […]
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Canton Fire Department recognized for quick response after snowmobile accident
CANTON — A Med-Care Ambulance official commended the Fire Department on Thursday night for its efforts Jan. 30 to rescue a seriously injured snowmobiler during a snowstorm. In the incident, Doug Kubesh, 48, of Dixfield, suffered multiple injuries after being ejected from his snowmobile and run over by one driven by his son in a cornfield […]
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Dixfield man seriously injured in snowmobile accident in Canton
CANTON — A Dixfield man suffered multiple injuries Friday afternoon after being ejected from his snowmobile and run over by one driven by his son in a cornfield off Canton Point Road, Maine Warden Sgt. John MacDonald said in a news release. Doug Kubesh, 48, was taken at 4 p.m. from a staging area by […]
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Teen injured when snowmobile leaves trail in Avon
AVON — A 16-year-old boy was injured Tuesday afternoon when the snowmobile he was driving left a trail, Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service said Wednesday. The boy was alone at the time and wearing a helmet, he said. The boy was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington by his father, MacDonald […]
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Mexico man crawls 2.5 miles after breaking leg in snowmobile mishap
MEXICO — A Mexico man with a broken lower leg crawled 2½ miles down Thompson Hill in six hours to get help early Friday morning after crashing his snowmobile. Nicholas Brown, 57, said late Tuesday afternoon that it was quite the ordeal at about 24 degrees. “It was a bad situation, but it could have […]