Two rescued after falls on carriage road
MOUNT DESERT Two men were rescued after being injured in falls on an ice-covered carriage road at Little Long Pond in separate incidents on Saturday.
One was taken to Mount Desert Island Hospital by the Northeast Harbor Ambulance service with non-life-threatening injuries. The other declined hospital evaluation.
The first incident occurred shortly before 10 a.m., the second at around 3 p.m., according to Mount Desert Fire Chief Mike Bender.
“They were injured enough that they couldn’t get themselves out, so they called the ambulance service,” he said.
The ambulance service then called the fire department for assistance.
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Today is Wednesday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2021. There are 303 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On March 3, 1931, “The Star-Spangled Banner” became the national anthem of the United States as President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution.
On this date:
In 1791, Congress passed a measure taxing distilled spirits; it was the first internal revenue act in U.S. history.
In 1845, Florida became the 27th state.
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure creating the National Academy of Sciences.
In 1887, Anne Sullivan arrived at the Tuscumbia, Alabama, home of Captain and Mrs. Arthur H. Keller to become the teacher for their deaf-blind 6-year-old daughter, Helen.