Bangor Daily News
DANFORTH, Maine — Three people were hurt, two with serious injuries, when the ATV they were on went airborne off a trail and hit hemlock trees on Saturday evening in Danforth.
Tasha Barnes, 20, of Baileyville was operating the ATV on Brown Road, which leads to a private camp on East Grand Lake, according to Maine Warden Service Sgt. Durward Humphrey. The Maine Warden Service received the call at 5:45 p.m.
Riding with Barnes was a 13-year-old girl, who was sitting beside her, and an 8-year-old girl, who was in the ATV’s dump bucket. The 13-year-old and 8-year-old girls are from Princeton.
Barnes and the 8-year-old girl were ejected. The 13-year-old was wearing a seat belt and remained with the vehicle. None was wearing a helmet.
Barnes suffered broken ribs, internal injuries and internal bleeding. She was taken to Houlton Regional Hospital and then airlifted to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. On Sunday afternoon, Barnes was listed in serious condition at EMMC.
The 8-year-old suffered a skull fracture and head swelling, a broken right arm and broken left collarbone. She was taken to Houlton Regional Hospital and then airlifted to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Her condition was not available on Sunday afternoon.
The 13-year-old was treated at Houlton Regional Hospital and then released.
Humphrey and Game Wardens Brad Richards, Jim Davis, Scott Martin and Paul Farrington went to the accident. Danforth and Baileyville rescue crews also responded.
The accident remains under investigation.
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