A viral video has emerged of a teenager falling from a ski lift in Mammoth, California, where the rescue attempt seemingly went awry.
On the morning of January 27, the 16-year-old female snowboard reportedly climbed aboard the ski lift with three other riders, but was not seated properly atop the chair and slipped forward. She was hanging down from the ski lift approximately 30 feet above the ground for several minutes, suspended there as the other riders on the ski lift unsuccessfully attempted to pull her back up at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort. The rescue attempt involved ski lift employees who placed a net to catch the girl when she fell, but the net was apparently not strong enough to break her fall.
Mammoth released a statement:
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…
