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At Sugarloaf Mountain ski resort in Maine a chair lift derailed sending five chairs crashing to the ground. The Sugarloaf Mountain is about four hours away from Boston and Montreal.
An official at Maine's Sugarloaf ski area called the incident at the popular Carrabassett Valley resort a "big deal," adding that emergency responders are on the scene. At the time of the accident, there were 220 people dangling on the lift in the frigid winds.
Sugarloaf spokesman Ethan Austin told Fox News that the chairs plunged 25 to 30 feet at approximately 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The injuries are not life-threatening, most of the victims are reporting "lower back problems." The injured skiers have been transported to a hospital and the lift has been evacuated.An official at Maine's Sugarloaf ski area called the incident at the popular Carrabassett Valley resort a "big deal," adding that emergency responders are on the scene. At the time of the accident, there were 220 people dangling on the lift in the frigid winds.
While the accident is still under investigation, Austin suggested that high winds might have caused the derailment. "We're kind of known as a windy mountain at Sugarloaf," he said.
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