Man dies after falling from chairlift at Montana ski resort
People are seen riding a chairlift as skiers and snowboarders pass below at Red Lodge Mountain, Feb. 20, 2023, near Red Lodge, Mont. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 37-year-old man died after falling from a chairlift that was having a mechanical problem at a Montana ski area, according to local authorities and a spokesperson for Red Lodge Mountain.
The man was riding alone in a three-person chair that carries skiers up the mountain when he fell from an unspecified height, they said. The accident happened Monday just before noon at the ski area southeast of Billings in the Beartooth Mountains.
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