{"id":140643,"date":"2025-02-24T06:54:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T23:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140643"},"modified":"2025-02-24T06:54:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T23:54:56","slug":"ski-patrol-catches-8-year-old-boy-dangling-from-vermont-chairlift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140643","title":{"rendered":"Ski patrol catches 8-year-old boy dangling from Vermont chairlift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-x9khh7tggsa6ybop\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37998345125\/320\/179\/dqg649u4ma219gjc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37998345125\/640\/358\/dqg649u4ma219gjc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37998345125\/768\/432\/dqg649u4ma219gjc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37998345125\/1536\/864\/dqg649u4ma219gjc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37998345125\/992\/558\/dqg649u4ma219gjc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37998345125\/1984\/1116\/dqg649u4ma219gjc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37998345125\/992\/558\/dqg649u4ma219gjc.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Video shows an 8-year-old boy dangling from a chairlift at Killington Ski Resort in Vermont who was rescued by the ski patrol on Feb.19, using a sling and a catch net.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Video shows an 8-year-old boy dangling from a chairlift at Killington Ski Resort in Vermont who was rescued by the ski patrol on Feb.19, using a sling and a catch net.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">An 8-year-old boy dangling from a chair lift at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/vermont\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vermont<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/weather-ski-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ski resort<\/a> was safely caught in a net after falling during a rescue attempt, video shows.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Steven Swain recorded a video on Feb. 19 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/vermont\/killington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Killington<\/a> Ski Resort showing the boy hanging from the lift, holding on by his arms. The boy&#8217;s legs can be seen kicking from the Ramshead Express Quad Chair Lift about 20 feet in the air.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;This kid somehow managed to slip off the quad chair but had his arm behind the bar which was up when I came upon the scene,&#8221; Swain said. &#8220;The other people on the chair had his other arm but he was dangling pretty far down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/screenshot-2025-02-23-at-5.58.48-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/screenshot-2025-02-23-at-5.58.48-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/screenshot-2025-02-23-at-5.58.48-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2025-02-23-at-5.58.48-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-02-23-at-5.58.48-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2025-02-23-at-5.58.48-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-02-23-at-5.58.48-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"An 8-year-old boy seen dangling from a chair lift in Vermont on Feb. 19, 2025.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">An 8-year-old boy seen dangling from a chair lift in Vermont on Feb. 19, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Steven Swain via Storyful)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Ski patrol and mountain rescue responded and attempted to rescue the boy with a sling, but he slipped and was caught in a net, unharmed, according to the video.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Happy ending to a hairy mishap,&#8221; Swain said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nsaa.org\/webdocs\/Media_Public\/IndustryStats\/Aerial_Ropeway_Fact_Sheet_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>National Ski Areas Association<\/u><\/a>, fatalities from aerial ropeways and chairlifts are rare. Between 1956 and 2024, 16 fatalities involved a lift&#8217;s mechanical malfunction, and 14 resulted from a fall unrelated to mechanical issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/watch-ski-patrol-catches-8-year-old-boy-dangling-from-vermont-chairlift\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video shows an 8-year-old boy dangling from a chairlift at Killington Ski Resort in Vermont who was rescued by the ski patrol on Feb.19, using a sling and a catch &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140643\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}