Viral video shows teen’s ski lift mishap
Teenager’s Terrifying Ski Lift Mishap Caught on Video
Prepare to hold your breath as a viral video captures the heart-stopping moment a teenager slips from a ski lift in Mammoth, California. The dramatic rescue attempt that followed only added to the suspense.
According to reports, the 16-year-old snowboarder boarded the ski lift with three other riders, but unfortunately, she wasn’t properly seated and slid forward. Hanging precariously 30 feet above the ground, she relied on her fellow riders to save her. Despite their efforts, they couldn’t pull her back up, leaving her suspended in mid-air for what felt like an eternity at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort.
In a desperate bid to rescue the girl, ski lift employees quickly set up a net to catch her fall. However, it seems that the net wasn’t strong enough to break her fall, and she ended up clipping the edge of it instead.
Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort released a statement regarding the incident:
At approximately 11:40am on Jan 27, a 16-year-old female snowboarder loaded Stump Alley Express (Chair 2) with two other riders. As the chair began its ascent, the guest, who for unknown reasons was not completely seated, began sliding off the chair. The other individuals on the chair grabbed hold of the guest and held her from falling as Lift Operators stopped the lift. Five Mammoth Mountain employees and eight guests immediately responded and positioned the deceleration net under the guest. When the guest slipped from the grasp of her chair mates, the net decelerated her fall, but did not stop it. The guest was transported to Mammoth Hospital for evaluation. Our thoughts are with the guest and her family.
Eyewitnesses described the heart-stopping moment when the girl finally dropped down, narrowly missing the center of the net. “I don’t think it did really too much to break her fall,” one witness said.
As of now, the girl’s condition remains unknown.
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Why couldn’t the net set up by the ski lift employees prevent the girl from falling?
Teenager’s Terrifying Ski Lift Mishap Caught on Video
Prepare to hold your breath as a viral video captures the heart-stopping moment a teenager slips from a ski lift in Mammoth, California. The dramatic rescue attempt that followed only added to the suspense.
According to reports, the 16-year-old snowboarder boarded the ski lift with three other riders, but unfortunately, she wasn’t properly seated and slid forward. Hanging precariously 30 feet above the ground, she relied on her fellow riders to save her. Despite their efforts, they couldn’t pull her back up, leaving her suspended in mid-air for what felt like an eternity at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort.
In a desperate bid to rescue the girl, ski lift employees quickly set up a net to catch her fall. However, it seems that the net wasn’t strong enough to break her fall, and she ended up clipping the edge of it instead.
Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort released a statement regarding the incident:
“At approximately 11:40am on Jan 27, a 16-year-old female snowboarder loaded Stump Alley Express (Chair 2) with two other riders. As the chair began its ascent, the guest, who for unknown reasons was not completely seated, began sliding off the chair. The other individuals on the chair grabbed hold of the guest and held her from falling as Lift Operators stopped the lift. Five Mammoth Mountain employees and eight guests immediately responded and positioned the deceleration net under the guest. When the guest slipped from the grasp of her chair mates, the net decelerated her fall, but did not stop it. The guest was transported to Mammoth Hospital for evaluation. Our thoughts are with the guest and her family.”
Eyewitnesses described the heart-stopping moment when the girl finally dropped down, narrowly missing the center of the net. “I don’t think it did really too much to break her fall,” one witness said.
As of now, the girl’s condition remains unknown.
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