From her hospital bed, Emma, interviewed by American television, is still in shock.
“I am still in a lot of pain.
I have bruises from head to toe, ”said sobbing this 19-year-old woman who came to celebrate her birthday at Beech Mountain Resort, a resort in the Northeast of the United States.
The incident is impressive.
The images filmed by skiers calling for help show a water geyser several meters high rising under a chairlift.
The witnesses try to deviate the trajectory of the water without result.
The reasons for this water pump leak are linked to an accident with a skier.
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Under the force of this very high pressure ice water, Emma and her friend are thrown into the air and fall to the ground.
“All I remember is the chair lift bar flew up and then we flew away too.
The young skier also explains that her friend is probably injured in the spine.
In addition to Emma and her friend, a third person was taken to hospital with injuries following this incident.
Their days are not in danger.
The ski resort has apologized to the victims.