Man dies after falling from Montana ski resort chairlift

A 37-year-old man visiting the Crimson Lodge Mountain ski resort in Montana has reportedly died after he fell from a chairlift.

NBC Montana reported that Jeffrey Zinne was driving alone in a three-person chair on Monday when he fell from an unspecified top. Zinne, of Billings, was taken to an area hospital and died Tuesday night time, in response to the information station.

The resort put out a short assertion saying its “ideas and prayers are with the visitor and his family and friends, and all friends and staff impacted by this incident.” The resort and the Carbon County Sheriff’s Workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

The Triple Chair elevate had an undisclosed mechanical downside on the time of the accident, NBC Montana reported. It was shut down, and ski patrol had to make use of ropes to decrease greater than 100 folks to the bottom, in response to the information station.

“We place a prime precedence on the security of all of our lifts and elevate operations, and carry out day by day, weekly, month-to-month, and annual security measures to raised make sure the protected operation of our lifts,” the resort stated.

The Triple Chair will reopen when the resort deems it protected to take action.