From John MacDonald with Maine Warden Service:
“[Eustis, Maine – February 26, 2017] A Massachusetts man was killed yesterday (Sunday, February 26) in Maine’s seventh fatal snowmobile crash. Dennis Picard, 60, of South Chatham was killed while snowmobiling on an ITS trail near Landers Farm Road just before 3:00 PM yesterday afternoon. Picard was the last snowmobiler in a group. While navigating around a sharp corner he lost control and struck a tree.
Picard was pronounced dead on scene by paramedics with NorthStar Ambulance. Eustis Fire Department personnel responded and assisted on scene. The Medical Examiner’s Office will be examining the body. This incident remains under investigation by the Maine Warden Service.
Snowmobile fatal crashes this season:
January 2 – Windham
January 7 – Oakland
January 14 – T1 R9 WELS
January 17 – Buxton (occurred on public way)
January 18 – Sidney
February 18 – Newport”
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