• 6 years ago
The Austrian Armed Forces rescued more than 100 skiers from a broken chairlift at the Kreischberg ski resort in Styria on Monday, January 29.This video shows people being hoisted from the Rosenkranz chairlift up to a helicopter. At least six choppers were used in the rescue, according to local news reports.The chairlift broke down at about 2:30 pm due to a technical fault and all people affected were saved by 6 pm, according to Austrian newspaper Die Presse. Credit: Austrian Armed Forces via Storyful

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