Harbin Shangjing International Ski Resort cable car fall, many people were injured

Harbin Shangjing International Ski Resort cable car fell (Photo source: video screenshot)

On the afternoon of February 17, a total of 19 skiers were trapped in the cable car at the Shangjing International Ski Resort in Harbin when it broke down and hovered in mid-air. Later several skiers were shaken off and fell on the snow and were injured, and the cable car fell. Officials said six people were injured.

According to local media reports, at 15:24 on February 17, the cable car system at the Shangjing International Ski Resort in the territory of Yuchuan Street in Acheng District, Harbin, malfunctioned and hovered in mid-air, leaving 19 tourists trapped on the cable car. Six of the tourists in the ski resort staff rescue process was injured, was rushed to the Acheng District People’s Hospital for examination and treatment, as of 10:00 that night, 5 people have been transferred to the second hospital of Harbin Medical University for treatment; 1 suspected neck injury, has gone Home, continue to check tomorrow.

Netizens released a video showing that the afternoon of February 17, Harbin on the Beijing International Ski Resort cable car failure, many skiers trapped in mid-air. The man who shot the video said he had been trapped for 2 hours and no one had come to his rescue. He said several people were injured when they fell to the ground from the cable car due to the vibration that occurred before, and were pulled away by 120. The man said his location is 2, 3 ten meters high from the ground, waiting for 119 firefighters to rescue.

The video also shows a person trapped in a cable car being rescued from the process. It was almost dark at this point, probably 6 or 7 in the evening.

The video shows a gondola falling from the air to the ground. The woman who shot the video said, “It fell off this, so I’m glad I didn’t play this.” There are injured people lying on the snow waiting for help.