Passengers trapped in gondolas as tower snaps
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Gondola tower at resort near Whistler, Canada, snaps in half
At one point there were about 30 gondola cars suspended, police say
No serious injuries were reported; situation under control, authorities say
CNN) -- Passengers have been rescued from a gondola dangling over a freezing creek after the tower snapped in half Tuesday at a ski resort near Whistler, British Columbia.
An official from the ski resort said a total of 53 passengers have been rescued. He said no more people are trapped.
At one point, there were about 30 gondola cars suspended in the air, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
"At no time was anyone in serous risk and at no time were the cars separated from the line," Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt Steve Wright said.
He also stressed that no gondolas had fallen, contrary to some reports.
Canadian Television News footage showed rescuers walking down a fire truck ladder escorting passengers from one gondola over the frozen water. At least six people were trapped inside that cabin, which was the closest to the base of the mountain, CTV News reported.
Cynthia Jennings told CTV News she was in a car halfway down the mountain when the tower snapped.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Air crash in B.C. kills 7; 1 survives
Air crash in B.C. kills 7; 1 survives
One man walked away with minor injuries from a plane crash that killed all seven others aboard Sunday off British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.
By Kristi Heim and Nick Perry
Seattle Times staff reporter
A remarkable story of survival is emerging from a plane crash that killed seven people Sunday off British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.
The sole survivor scrambled out of the wreckage just before it burst into flames and, enduring burns to his body, hiked for several hours down a hillside to the waterfront, according to reports. There, wrapped in a yellow sheet, he was able to flag down a coast-guard boat.
The chartered plane, a Grumman Goose flown by Pacific Coastal Airlines, crashed around 10:30 a.m. on remote South Thormanby Island, 35 miles northwest of Vancouver in the Strait of Georgia, said Wayne Bamford, a Canadian coast-guard officer. It had been taking a construction crew from Vancouver International Airport to Powell River, B.C.
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One man walked away with minor injuries from a plane crash that killed all seven others aboard Sunday off British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.
By Kristi Heim and Nick Perry
Seattle Times staff reporter
A remarkable story of survival is emerging from a plane crash that killed seven people Sunday off British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.
The sole survivor scrambled out of the wreckage just before it burst into flames and, enduring burns to his body, hiked for several hours down a hillside to the waterfront, according to reports. There, wrapped in a yellow sheet, he was able to flag down a coast-guard boat.
The chartered plane, a Grumman Goose flown by Pacific Coastal Airlines, crashed around 10:30 a.m. on remote South Thormanby Island, 35 miles northwest of Vancouver in the Strait of Georgia, said Wayne Bamford, a Canadian coast-guard officer. It had been taking a construction crew from Vancouver International Airport to Powell River, B.C.
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