"For the second time in a month, emergency crews got to a curve in the Swisha trail Saturday evening too late to save a snowmobiler’s life.
“That trail he was on is just treacherous,” said Victoria Riccardo, who was made a widow when her husband, Tony Riccardo, struck a tree. “Something should have been done in that spot.”
Tony Riccardo, a 53-year-old bricklayer from Stittsville, was snowmobiling with a group of family members and coworkers on a trail west of Deep River, on the Quebec side of the border. He lost control, went over a drop-off and struck a tree. His son performed CPR while other members of the group made the 23-kilometre trip back into town for help, but he was dead by the time police and paramedics got there about half an hour later."
OTC - we regret the tragic death for the family. We have had discussions at Trailhead Ontario in 2010 and in April 18-19, in Niagara at Trailhead Ontario. We again planning discussions with EMS and the Ministry of Health to improve trail infrastructure to reduce evac times. Hopefully we can work with the family to improve trail conditions to reduce accidents and death on trails.
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