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A 27-year-old woman and her 5-year-old son have been released from the hospital after being injured when the ATV they were riding in rolled over. According to the Bangor Daily News, Janelle Grant of Island Falls, Maine, broke her arm in the rollover accident. Her son received deep cuts on his head that required stitches. Both were airlifted to a hospital in Bangor, Maine, following the accident on Sunday.

Janelle Grant’s husband, Barry, said that his wife and son were part of a group of off-roaders venturing to Bible Point State Historic Site in Northeastern Maine. Barry Grant said he and a friend visiting from New York, another woman, and two other children were among the three other ATVs going to Bible Point, just south of Island Falls.

Barry Grant told the Bangor Daily News that the road they were following, an old logging trail that they were familiar with, had washed out unexpectedly in the middle and caught the drivers off-guard.

“We came right up over a hill and it was right in the middle of the road,” he told the Daily News, adding that the washout was difficult to avoid. Mr. Grant managed to stop and pulled over hoping that his wife, who was following in another ATV, would see him pulled over and also stop.

Instead, Janelle’s ATV hit the washout and rolled over. The victims were taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor by a LifeFlight helicopter.

Maine Warden Service Sgt. Tom Ward said that the accident is under investigation. A spokeswoman for Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife told the Daily News that recent heavy rain had washed out the road, which is seldom used.

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