As of: January 29, 2024, 10:08 a.m
By: Karolin Schaefer
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A snowboarder is stuck in a gondola at a ski resort for hours.
Her friends report the vacationer missing.
South Lake Tahoe – It was supposed to be a fun winter vacation in the USA.
But a traveler shouldn't forget the night of Friday (January 26th) so quickly.
The snowboarder was stuck in a gondola for 15 hours - in freezing temperatures.
USA: Vacationer stuck in ski gondola – “I screamed desperately until I lost my voice”
The young woman spent her vacation in the Heavenly Mountain Resort ski resort in the US state of California.
After a tiring day on the slopes, she decided not to go down the mountain and instead take the gondola.
As broadcaster
KCRA
reported, she got into the gondola around 5 p.m. on Thursday (January 25).
A viewing platform at the Heavenly ski area with a view of the lake: The vacationer was stuck here for hours.
(Archive image) © Sundry Photography/imago
But a little later the lift stopped and the holidaymaker was stuck in the gondola.
“I screamed desperately until I lost my voice,” she told the station – every time she saw a staff member from above.
But no one heard the young woman.
She didn't have any other option.
Since she didn't have her cell phone with her, she couldn't call for help.
Friends report snowboarder missing: She's stuck in the ski gondola overnight
The temperatures around the freshwater lake Lake Tahoe fall well below freezing at night.
The icy temperatures must have been quite difficult for the snowboarder.
Meanwhile, her friends reported her missing to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office.
However, in a gondola accident in Obertraun, Upper Austria, numerous skiers had to be rappelled down.
However, she was only found when the ski lift started moving on Friday morning and the holidaymaker was able to get out.
She was found around 8:30 a.m., was responsive and refused transport to the hospital, a spokeswoman for the fire department told the station.
“I don’t know how something like this could happen,” she said.
“That must have been really terrible for her.”
After a snowboarder is forgotten in the gondola: operators announce an investigation
The authorities are now investigating how the woman ended up stuck in the gondola.
“The safety and well-being of our guests is our top priority at Heavenly Mountain Resort.
We are investigating this situation with the utmost seriousness,” said the ski area operator.
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This is not the first time there have been problems with gondolas at ski resorts.
Things were particularly dramatic in Austria when a gondola crashed during the ride.
Because the bar on a ski lift couldn't close properly, a boy fell eight meters into the depths.