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Victims Recovering After Freak Crash At Derby Fundraiser

Mar. 29, 2012

Several individuals who were hurt in a freak accident on Saturday, March 17, at the Bear Claw Tubing Park of Wisp Resort are reportedly all recovering from their injuries. The accident happened during the annual Cardboard Box Derby, a fundraiser hosted by the Deep Creek Lake Lions Club that benefits that group’s Blind Skier Program.

The event, this year with the theme of “Beachin’ Weekend,” involved 31 entries, and had proceeded with no problems until near the end of the contest.


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According to a spokesperson for Wisp, one of the last entries in the field, registered as the “Dragon Wagon,” started down the designated lane of the tubing park. It was carrying 14 individuals, a mix of adults and minors.

It descended approximately halfway down the lane, and then veered out of lane #2 and crossed into lane #1. It traveled approximately 30 yards in tubing lane #1 before leaving the snow surface. The Dragon Wagon then collided with metal pipes that support a snow-making machine. The pipes were protected by four 55-gallon plastic barriers.

The spokesperson said the impact caused the occupants to forcefully collide with each other, and some were ejected out of the vessel. Two children were taken by helicopter to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., and five others left the premises by ambulance.

“All injured individuals were attended to and were en route to area hospitals within 45 minutes after the incident occurred,” the spokesperson said.

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Snow Tubing on New Years Day at Wisp

We were entertaining some family over the holidays, and I wanted to share this picture. I took my daughter, Kayleah, and her cousin Tara (also pictured is her father, Jason, both from Damascus, MD) snow tubing on January 1st, 2010 at Wisp Ski Resort. The Bear Claw Tubing Park was packed and it was a beautiful snowy winter day. If you haven’t tried it, I highly recommend it. It’s fast and fun, and they serve snacks, hot chocolate and draft beer (Sam Adamas Winter Lager was great) to keep your spirits up! We also tried the mountain coaster, which was my first time in the snow. Definitely make sure to add these to your vacation list of things to do!

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