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After a ski lift chair falls at a N.H. resort, do you feel safe on a ski lift?
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After a chair fell from a ski lift over the weekend at Attitash Mountain Resort in New Hampshire, a guest riding in that chair was taken to the hospital.
A man fell 20 feet from the Flying Bear chairlift on Sunday when the chair detached from the lift and he was conscious and walking after the fall and taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries, the NH State Fire Marshal’s Office wrote in a statement.
Vail Resorts, which operates the ski resort in Bartlett, reported that the ski lift is inspected by staff daily and by the New Hampshire Passenger Tramway Safety Board annually.
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“Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears a mechanical failure caused one of the chairs to dislodge from the cable,” according to the NH State Fire Marshal’s Office. “The manufacturer of the lift has been contacted and is responding to the scene to assist with the investigation.”
No other injuries were reported and all other passengers on the lift were unloaded normally at the top, the office noted.
The Flying Bear chairlift is currently closed.
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