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Sunday, June 7, 2015

Ambulances Couldn't Cross Border To Help In Rescue



Letter to the Editor,

I think it is ridiculous that the Bear Lake County ambulances can't cross the state line into Rich County to help when lives are at stake like the Monday evening tragedy.  I understand that the Rich County Dispatcher was told to call the Bear Lake County ambulances to come to the marina to help with the people that were involved in that accident, but when they arrived they could not cross the state line into Utah and Rich County.  I think that the two counties need to get their act together and work out their differences immediately. 

Our doctors and hospital are located in Montpelier and if we have an emergency and need to be taken to our hospital, we have to call Rich County ambulance to take us to the state line and then have the Bear Lake County ambulance meet them there.  Then be transferred to the Bear Lake County ambulance to be taken to Bear Lake Memorial Hospital.  I hope and pray that we don't ever have that kind of an emergency.

Richard A. Droesbeke

Laketown

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