Drama in the mountains: 14 winter sports enthusiasts from gondola!

Drama in the mountains: 14 winter sports enthusiasts from gondola!

On Sunday, numerous Winter sports enthusiasts had to be saved from a cable car after a damaged component tear led to an evacuation of 174 people in the Winter Park Resort in Colorado. The cable car was stopped after the defect was discovered, making winter sports enthusiasts in the gondolas at least five hours. They were surely roped by rescue workers while no injured person was complaining. The local supervisory authorities and the manufacturer of the lift are now examining the causes of the incident, while the 21 other lifts in the ski area are still in operation, as reported on

rescue operation in Bavaria

There was also another rescue operation in Bavaria, where 14 men were saved by the Reiteralpe near Berchtesgaden. A cable car from the Bundeswehr failed due to a technical defect, which led to the men in the gondola. In order to save them, numerous emergency services from the mountain rescue and Bundeswehr helicopter were deployed. The men had to be roped around 170 meters because a rescue by helicopter could not be carried out due to the weather conditions. After an intensive six-hour assignment, all people had finally been brought to the valley, as