Police say up to 150 people were rescued after being stuck on a chairlift Monday at the Kreischberg ski resort in Styria, Austria.
5 injured in Pennsylvania ski lift mishap 150 skiers rescued from stalled ski lift in the French Alps Boy Dangling From Ski Lift Caught by Quick-Thinking Bystanders, Video ShowsUnd zum erfolgreichen Abschluss gibt es noch ein Video. #Bundesheer pic.twitter.com/Zg5mJKDos3
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A “technical defect” caused the lift to stop, police said.
"Due to a technical defect we had to stop the double chair lift in the area of Rosenkranz today in the afternoon at about 2:30," Karl Fussi, a spokesperson for the resort, said. "At 5 o'clock all of the skiers were safe on the ground. Nobody was injured so we were quite happy that we were successful."
Erste Bilder von der Bergung am Kreischberg #Bundesheer pic.twitter.com/cU2VluvFLG
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Video shows army helicopters above the lift rescuing passengers.
Und auch ein erstes Video gibt es. #Bundesheer pic.twitter.com/vDlZDtjUj4
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