AUGUSTA ( AP) — The director of Maine Emergency Services says the state agency has launched its own investigation into the response to a fatal skiing accident at Sugarloaf resort.
David Morse of Nova Scotia, Canada was seriously injured on Jan. 12 when he struck a tree on an easier trail. He died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital of chest injuries.
Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, which owns the ambulance service, launched an internal investigation after Morse’s wife complained about the treatment he received from the ambulance crew.
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