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It happend at one of Slovenian ski slopes this week. http://www.dnevnik.si/novice/kronika/1042247065

39 years old father of three children tried to grab a ski lift (one you sit on). He didn' t entered ski lift where he was suposed to. He noticed at some point lift is coming near to the ground cca 1,8m due to lot of snow. So he waited there and grabbed part of the lift where you usually put your legs/skis. Man didn't had any ski equipment on him. He holded a lift for app. 150m before he dropped about 10 m deep. He died few days after in hospital.

Happened this week at ski slope Španov vrh / Planina pod Golico. All major Slovene newspaper report about accident (Delo, Dnevnik etc.)

Submitted on 02/25/2009

Submitted by: george
Reference: Dnevnik, 24.2.2009

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Bruce said:
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Gadzooks! Grabbing onto a chairlift half way up the mountain and trying to hold on? What was he thinking? They're meant to sit on, not to try to climb into. Thanks, George!

Candi said:
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Those things go a long, long way. What did he think, that dropping on snow guarantees a soft landing? Idiot! Thanks, George!

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