Skier dangles from chairlift by her JACKET
Skier dangles from chairlift by her JACKET before rescuers catch her in a tarpaulin when she finally loses her grip
- The skier was seen at the Bristol Mountain Ski Resort in Canandaigua, New York
- Rescuers were poised with sheet of tarpaulin stretched underneath the chairlift
- The woman falls from the chairlift before landing onto the sheet of red tarpaulin
This is the terrifying moment a skier dangles from a chairlift by her jacket before rescuers catch her in tarpaulin when she finally loses her grip.
The video captures the woman dangling after sliding beneath the chairlift barrier at the Bristol Mountain Ski Resort in Canandaigua, New York, on January 3.
The tense footage shows the skier’s helmet fall onto the slopes before the woman is seen hanging from the chairlift by her jacket.
Footage shows six rescuers poised with a sheet of tarpaulin stretched underneath the chairlift.
The video captures the woman dangling after sliding beneath the chairlift barrier at the Bristol Mountain Ski Resort in Canandaigua, New York, on January 3
Skiers gather on the slopes to watch the terrifying scene while another chairlift is seen waiting behind.
The woman is seen wriggling out of her jacket before she stretches it over her head.
Suddenly the woman falls from the chairlift before landing onto the sheet of tarpaulin.
A skier watches the terrifying scene while the woman dangles from the chairlift with the rescuers underneath her
Skiers start to applaud the efforts of the team and the rescuers are seen crowding around the woman.
Skier Jacklyn Hoch, who was staying at the resort, was about to get on the chairlift before she recorded the tense moment.
She said: ‘I was about to get in line for the chairlift when I saw the person dangling.
Suddenly the woman falls from the chairlift before landing onto the sheet of red tarpaulin
Skiers start to applaud the efforts of the team and the rescuers are seen crowding around the woman
‘I believe they were hanging there for a little over two minutes.’
Bristol Mountain officials reportedly said the woman is fine as far as they are aware and the resort is planning an internal investigation into the incident, according to Spectrum News.
