A dramatic incident unfolded when a woman fell from a ski lift, narrowly missing a safety net and landing on the icy slopes below. The alarming footage captured the urgent rescue operation as the snowboarder, a 12-year-old, hung precariously about 26 feet above the ground for approximately 15 minutes, holding onto someone’s hand tightly.
Staff rushed to the scene, swiftly deploying padding and a net underneath in an attempt to catch the woman. Despite their efforts, she unfortunately missed the safety net and fell to the ground. Fortunately, moments after the terrifying ordeal at Mammoth Mountain in California, the woman managed to lift her head.
The video, later shared on TikTok by influencer Hello Kristen, was captioned: “Horror moment woman plunges from ski lift and misses safety net.” The post emphasized the importance of using safety bars on lifts, citing the woman’s slip at the lift entrance as the reason for the incident.
According to reports, the woman’s mother stated that her daughter escaped the fall without serious injuries, walking away without any broken bones. The mother expressed gratitude that no one was at fault in the accident. Despite the harrowing experience, she mentioned that her daughter would return to skiing once she felt ready.
Online comments from someone claiming to know the family reassured that there were no major injuries. Commenters empathized with the frightening nature of the incident, likening it to a childhood nightmare or a scene from a horror movie.
In a separate tragic incident, a 22-year-old Australian woman named Brooke Day lost her life in a ski resort accident in central Japan. The fatality occurred at Tsugaike Mountain Resort in Otari, Nagano Prefecture, when part of her backpack got entangled in the ski lift mechanism, leaving her suspended mid-air.
