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User ID: 59845276 United States 01/05/2016 02:11 PM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Dramatic Video Of Snow Skiers Being Rescued By Helicopter After Gondola Suffers Electrical Malfunction Dramatic Video Of Snow Skiers Being Rescued By Helicopter After Gondola Suffers Electrical Malfunction "Some guests at a B.C. ski resort got an unexpected thrill ride when an electrical failure shut down a gondola — forcing rescuers to strap them into harnesses, then dangle them on a rope dozens of metres above the treetops and snowy peak to airlift them to safety.
"Crews had to rescue about 75 people on the Golden Eagle Express gondola at the resort near Golden on Sunday. Some who were on higher sections of the lift had to be rescued by helicopter.
"Kody Lapointe, 16, was one of those airlifted off the gondola with his dad, Manny. Lapointe, who uploaded the video of his rescue to YouTube, said he and his dad were "insanely excited" after realizing they'd be rescued by helicopter.
"They dropped the rescue down on top of our gondola and he put us in parachute-type things, hooked us to the rope and off we went out the door up in the air," he said over email.
"The short trip took him high over the mountain resort just as the sun was setting, dropping him and his father off at the hilltop lodge." [ link to www.cbc.ca] [ link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |
Simple27
User ID: 68685237 United States 01/05/2016 02:16 PM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Dramatic Video Of Snow Skiers Being Rescued By Helicopter After Gondola Suffers Electrical Malfunction What a view! ~*Ride the Wave*~ |