40 evacuated from Breckenridge chair lift
December 21, 2012 9:21 AM
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) — About 40 people have been evacuated from a ski lift at the Breckenridge Ski Resort after the lift stalled.
Resort officials say no one was injured in the incident Thursday afternoon on the Peak 8 SuperConnect lift.
The Summit Daily News reports (http://tinyurl.com/cvl52sw ) skiers and snowboarders were lowered to safety by ropes.
The incident was blamed on an unspecified mechanical problem.
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Information from: Summit Daily News, http://www.summitdaily.com/
