Accident in the U.S. leaves Manitoba snowbirds with $12K bill
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What started as a simple accident has ended up costing a pair of Manitoba snowbirds thousands of dollars.
What started as a simple accident has ended up costing a pair of Manitoba snowbirds thousands of dollars.
Aage Schleikjar and Yvonne Fostey spend their winters at their vacation home in Arizona – but this past December while doing some landscaping, the vacation took a turn for the worse.
"I climbed that ladder and I started pruning and the ladder gave out on me," Schleikjar said. "I managed to grab a branch from the tree, and I was hanging there and then I felt something tearing in my shoulder."
The muscle in Schleikjar's arm collapsed, leaving the 75-year-old man in excruciating pain. The injury required surgery, but when they contacted CAA they were told coverage for a surgery in the U.S. was being denied.
"I was livid. I couldn't believe it," Schleikjar told CTV News.
The couple was told they could travel back to Canada to have the surgery, but if they had it done in the U.S., they would have to foot the bill – more than $12,000 American.
As the surgery was time-sensitive and fearing surgical delays back home, Schleikjar said they booked the surgery in Arizona.
