The Summit County Sheriff's Office identified the Park City Mountain Resort employee killed after a tree fell on a chairlift cable as 29-year-old ski patroller Christian Helger.
around 10:45 a.m. on Monday when a tree fell on a lift cable, causing the chairs to"move up and down significantly." Helger, who the resort said was on-duty, fell from at least 25 feet into a ravine of deep snow.said it took at least 20 minutes to reach Helger and dig him out of"chest-deep snow," KSL-TV reported. He was unconscious when he was pulled out of the snow, and life-saving measures were immediately performed to no avail.
"The entire Summit County Sheriff’s Office extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends, the Park City Mountain Ski Patrol team that worked to save one of their own, and the entire Park City Mountain team as they grieve this tragic loss," the department wrote on social media.
The resort said 10 other people on the Short Cut chairlift at the time were safely evacuated by ski patrol. The chairlift will remain closed while the incident is investigated. Fall colors start to appear on the mountainside of Park City Mountain Resort on Sept. 2, 2014 in Park City, Utah. Helger's death was the second at the resort within the past few days after a 75-year-old man died from a serious medical episode while skiing on Sunday,
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