Oops, U.S. Luge Team Sleds Fell Off Truck

Sleds used by the U.S. Luge Team fell off a truck and were picked up by someone, according to state police.

Pennsylvania state police at the Bethlehem barracks have recovered sleds lost by the U.S. Luge Team after the equipment fell off a truck and was picked up by someone on Feb. 15. The person who found the sleds contacted police after seeing press reports about the incident, state police said Friday. The luge team has been notified and will make arrangements to get their equipment back, police said. The team, based in Lake Placid, N.Y., was training on a Lehigh Valley ski slope last week and was on the way back to a hotel. The rear door of a truck carrying their sleds was not securely fastened and fell open. The sleds fell off the truck in the area of Airport Road and Old Carriage Road in East Allen Township, Northampton County, according to …

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