Title
Profile piece on the author's 18-year journey from near-death. On Feb. 19, 1984
Date
10-18-2001
Pages
10-11
Abstract
Profile piece on the author's 18-year journey from near-death. On Feb. 19, 1984, Phyllis Austin was impaled by a tree branch 1.5 inches in diameter that speared the back of her right thigh and buried itself in her upper abdomen. She was cross-country skiing on Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton at the time of the incident and credits Dr. John Doyle, a surgeon at Northern Cumberland Regional Hospital in Bridgton who served in a field hospital in Vietnam, with saving her life. With details about the incident and Austin's long recovery.
Subjects
Accidents, Austin, Phyllis
Recommended Citation
Austin, Phyllis, "Profile piece on the author's 18-year journey from near-death. On Feb. 19, 1984" (2001). Maine News Index – Maine Times. 5570.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_times/5570
Source
Maine Times