Katie Maye says her husband, Ryan Compton, had a lifelong love for the woods. But Compton lost his life on that machine, one of more than 178 Atlantic Canadians since 2012 who have died in ATV or snowmobile accidents. Newfoundland and Labrador is the only province in Atlantic Canada where wearing a helmet on a snowmobile is optional. CBC News found that drug or alcohol intoxication is a frequent factor in ATV and snowmobile deaths. That's the highest in the region, and more than double Nova Scotia's rate, where 47 people died.

Source: CBC News November 05, 2018 09:56 UTC