Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Mysterious Disappearance in Maine

"Search narrowed for Tennessee hiker missing in Maine

The Maine Warden Service has narrowed the search area for a Tennessee hiker who disappeared from the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Officials said the search area for Geraldine Largay, 66, of Brentwood, Tenn., was narrowed Monday to a 14-mile section of the trail in the Carrabassett Valley region of western Maine. Wardens believe the area of highest probability is a 9-mile section of the trail between Lone Mountain and a dirt road west of Sugarloaf Mountain. Largay started her hike in April at Harpers Ferry, W.Va., with a destination of Mount Katahdin in Maine, the trail’s northern terminus. She was supposed to meet her husband a week ago, but never showed up."

But the husband is still optimistic?

"Maine golf cart crash victim in critical condition

A Maine man remains in critical condition after being seriously injured in a golf cart accident. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department said John MacKay, 52, of Sanford was thrown from the golf cart that was being operated by a Massachusetts man Saturday night in the town of Casco. WMWV radio reported MacKay was in critical condition Monday at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Deputies arrested the golf cart operator — Gary Belinsky, 59, of Westford, Mass. — on a drunken driving charge. He was released Sunday morning on $300 bail."

NEXT DAY UPDATE:

"Maine golf cart crash victim dies in hospita

A Maine man who was critically injured in a golf cart accident has died, and the crash remains under investigation by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies said John MacKay, 52, of Sanford was thrown from the golf cart operated by a Massachusetts man Saturday night in the town of Casco. The golf cart operator — Gary Belinsky, 59, from Westford, Mass. — was charged with drunken driving. Additional charges could be filed. A Sheriff’s Department spokesman said investigators’ findings will be reviewed by the district attorney."