TWO families have described their fears at being left dangling 30ft above a ski resort for more than an hour when the chairlift they were on broke down.
TWO families have described their fears at being left dangling 30ft above a ski resort for more than an hour when the chairlift they were on broke down.
DAMAGE: One side of the chairlift at the Lecht ski centre hangs down after the incident that injured six people.
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David Ross Highland Correspondent
Their ordeal began after three open lift cars crashed to the ground at the Lecht ski centre on Tuesday – leaving five children and one adult with leg and spinal injuries.
The lifts remained closed yesterday as bad weather hampered an investigation into the cause of the incident.
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