BUCKFIELD – A young man from Wilton was listed in stable condition Monday after breaking his back in an ATV accident on Streaked Mountain last weekend, officials said.
Derek Campbell, 20, of Wilton was flown to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston from the remote location near Owl’s Head on the backside of the mountain. Besides a broken back, he was being treated for rib injuries, authorities said Monday.
Maine Warden Service officer Rick Stone is investigating the crash and said he expected to release details Tuesday.
Maine State Police Trooper Dan Hanson of Paris said Campbell was riding with another man and two women on two ATVs when one of the machines crashed into a gate. A member of the party called an emergency dispatcher about 4 p.m. Saturday to get help.
Hanson said rescuers found Campbell by using a global positioning satellite to hone in on the signal from a caller’s cell phone.
Rescuers got to the site via South Whitman School Road and one of the ATV riders met first responders and led them to Campbell.
Hanson said Campbell may have been waiting 30 minutes or longer for aid.
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