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Horror accident at Thredbo as four plummet to the ground in chairlift catastrophe
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A chair has broken off a ski lift and plummeted to the ground at Thredbo Ski resort on Saturday afternoon.
The four guests were thrown to the ground halfway up the Kosciuzko Quad Express chairlift around 2.20pm when a gust of wind detached the chair.
A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia crews attended a call at Friday Drive, Thredbo and assessed two females in their 20s and a male in his 20s.
The two women were treated for for back injuries and the man was treated for injuries to his face.
Four boarders plummeted to the ground around 2.20pm on Saturday afternoon following a ‘freak gust of wind’ (pictured)
Two patients were transported via helicopter to Canberra Hospital with a third taken to Cooma Health Service.
The incident was caused by ‘a freak gust of wind’, a spokesman for Thredbo said.
‘There were no major injuries caused, and the three guests involved are being looked after by the team,’ the spokesman said.
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‘No other guests or chairs were affected. Thredbo is committed to the safety of our guests and our people.’
‘The incident is currently being thoroughly investigated by SafeWork NSW and an independent engineer.’
The chair had reportedly detached from the ski lift halfway up the hill on the Kosciuzko Quad Express (pictured)
There were wind gusts recorded at Thredbo Top Station of 65km/h at around the time of the incident, according to the Bureau of Meteorology website, with conditions described as ‘windy’.
This isn’t the first time snow-sport enthusiasts have been injured on the ski lifts at Thredbo.
In 2019, strong winds similarly detached a chair on the Gunbarrel quad chairlift as it approached the top of the hill.
A skier plummeted over 30-feet to the ground and suffered minor bruising.
More to come.
Two women and a man were treated by NSW Ambulance for injuries to their back and face respectively (pictured, the scene)
