2 paramedics struck by car in Las Vegas have returned to Sask. with massive medical bills

Darla Ponace · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 30, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

Two young Saskatchewan women who went to Las Vegas to observe a day and their caller graduation arsenic paramedics — and were deed by a car astatine a crosswalk successful the metropolis — are present backmost successful their location province.

On apical of aggregate breached bones and a batch of pain, Katrine Sinclair and Charlie Listowski were near with huge aesculapian bills for the attraction they received astatine a U.S. hospital. 

Roberta Sinclair, Katrine's mother, said Katrine's measure aft 2 to 3 days successful the infirmary was $144,000 US. 

"I really wrote a cheque and my hands were shaking," Roberta said connected CBC Saskatchewan's The 306. "I wrote a cheque for $21,621. I've ne'er written specified a large cheque in my life."

Roberta said she was amazed to person an invoice for attraction upfront.

"We Canadians ne'er spot the outgo up beforehand for a aesculapian [expense] and successful the States they manus you an invoice with itemized items," she said. "My girl had to person six CT scans for $38,000 to $40,000 [US]." 

Meanwhile, the aerial ambulance they utilized to transportation her girl ended up costing astir $45,000 US.

"It's unthinkable the cost, but this was a concern wherever [we thought] you cognize what, we request to bash this," said Roberta. "You cannot enactment a terms tag connected your child's life."

Family, friends and assemblage members person raised adjacent to $90,000 via a GoFundMe run started by a household person of Sinclairs.

With the women present backmost successful Saskatchewan, Roberta said they are uncovering much fractures and breached bones arsenic the swelling goes down.

Katrine has a breached close humerus, 1 breached rib connected her close side, 3 pelvis fractures, L3, L4, L5 vertebrae fractures and a tibia plateau fracture.

Being a paramedic has helped Katrine accurately measure her pain for doctors.

"She's capable to analyse herself," Roberta said. "She was saying, 'My genu is truly sore. It's much swollen. This isn't right.' I deliberation that's 1 of the biggest things she says is they're listening to her."

Roberta used a enactment of recognition to assistance wage immoderate of the infirmary bill and the aerial ambulance. She thanked the community, archetypal responders and radical who person donated.