Maine Reporter Sues Ski Area over Accident

December 29, 2010

A newspaper reporter is suing a Maine ski area two years after breaking her back while riding inside a giant ball down a ski trail for a story.

Rebekah Metzler, of Brunswick, worked for the Sun Journal of Lewiston in June 2008 when the Lost Valley ski area in Auburn invited her to write about its newest attraction — a car-sized inflatable sphere in which riders are strapped inside and rolled down a grassy hill.

In her complaint in Androscoggin County Superior Court, Metzler said she suffered painful and permanent injuries after the ball went out of control off the course.

An owner of Lost Valley told the Sun Journal she had no comment on the lawsuit.

Metzler now works as a reporter for Maine Today Media.

Topics Lawsuits Maine

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  • December 30, 2010 at 10:54 am
    KS says:
    AMEN...common sense!!
  • December 30, 2010 at 10:51 am
    common sense says:
    I guess the statue of limitations was about to run and an "ambulance chaser" got to her or, she waited until all the witnesses had disapeared. I would conclude she knew the da... read more
  • December 29, 2010 at 4:09 am
    Tort says:
    Let the courts decide. Those questions will be explored. The tort system is the reason you, me and many others in this business have jobs.

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