Five skiers had to be hospitalized Monday after a chairlift chair dislodged from the cable and slid to the next bench, causing three of them to fall nine meters.
“The safety of our guests is our top priority and we are investigating the incident,” said a spokesperson for the Heavenly Mountain ski resort, located on the border between Nevada and California, according to ABC News.
Monday around 10 a.m., an accident occurred in the Comète Express chairlift located on the edge of Lake Tahoe, Nevada, when one of the chairs on the ski lift slipped on the metal cable and struck the chair. following.
The two chairs were occupied at the time of the incident, which caused a fall of around nine meters for three of the skiers on board, according to the American media. Two other individuals were also reportedly hospitalized during this incident, but it is unclear what caused the injuries.
Among them, a 71-year-old man, who was wearing a helmet at the time of the incident, lost consciousness after his fall, while a second, aged 60, was also found injured on the ground. The age of the third skier was not specified.
Screenshot taken from Reddit
In images shared on Reddit, we can see a group of rescuers working to help victims on the ground, while at least one person was still trapped between the two chairs suspended in the air, stuck together. the other.
The cause of the incident has yet to be determined, but it could be due to particularly strong winds that blew in the Heavenly Mountain ski resort area the day before, reaching up to 78 mph, according to ABC News.
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