Woman spends night stuck on a gondola; worker disciplined
Woman spends night stuck on a gondola; worker disciplined
She was loaded onto the wrong lift and didn't have a cell phone
Andrea Macpherson Mar 10, 2011 10:39:20 AM
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WHISTLER (NEWS1130) -Whistler confirms a lift operator has been disciplined after a woman spent a night trapped in a gondola.
It happened after a staff member loaded the 25-year-old into the wrong area. A week later, the mountain still won't answer any questions, but it has released a statement.
We do know the woman wasn't from Canada and didn't have a cell phone. She was also suspended part-way up Whistler Blackcomb for at least 13 hours. The temperature was about -2 when she loaded the Excalibur Gondola and got as cold as about -9 overnight.
The mountain says she wasn't dressed in ski clothes, but was checked out when she was found the next morning, and was found in good health.
The mountain says lift procedure was not properly followed as the passenger was loaded in a s
ection that was said to be cleared; it also says it's taking the situation very seriously.
Whistler Blackcomb has refused to answer any questions, but says it takes this situation extremely seriously |
發表於 2011-3-10 18:38
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