Maine Ski Lift Accident Results in Injuries

[bamademo]

Source: AP

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) — An official at a Maine ski area says people have been injured in an accident on a lift.

Sugarloaf spokesman Ethan Austin calls Tuesday's accident "a big deal." He tells The Associated Press that one of the ski lifts derailed and five chairs came down.

He says the ski patrol is in the process of evacuating the lift. Austin says there have been reports of injuries, but he doesn't know their extent.

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[Atman]

1. Up to 60 mph gusts at the top; -6 wind chill. I'd hate to be stuck on that lift.

Holy sh!t. I spend half my winter on these things, and it always kinda freaks me out when it gets windy...I mean, how do they KNOW when it's too much? Sending out good vibes to all the people who fell, and the ones still stuck in that frigid nightmare.

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[Roy Rolling]

2. send in the governor's daughter

She makes more money than most of Maine's rescue workers, she must be worth it.

[crim son]

3. Yes, it's shameful. n/t

[crim son]

4. Everybody is down from the lift, I heard on the radio on the way home. n/t

[ManiacJoe]

5. Link to better article:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/12/29/national/main7195718.shtml