A snowboarder spent 15 hours trapped overnight in a ski gondola at a Lake Tahoe resort and was forced to rub her hands and feet to stay warm, according to a report.
Mónica Laso was on a ski trip with her friends at Heavenly Ski Resort.
She was on top of a mountain and was directed toward the gondola around 5 p.m. Thursday after she told an employee she was too tired to run again.
Two minutes into the descent, the gondola stopped abruptly, leaving Laso stranded in the air while the sun set on the horizon.
“I had no phone, no electricity or anything,” Laso told KCRA in Spanish.
Unable to call for help, she said she screamed at every resort worker she saw, but they couldn’t hear her.
“I screamed desperately until I lost my voice,” Laso said.
He spent long hours in the bitter cold rubbing his hands and feet to keep warm, he said.
Monica Laso was on a ski trip with her friends at Heavenly Ski Resort when she got stuck in a gondola while going down a mountain. KPIX/YouTube Laso spent long hours in the bitter cold rubbing his hands and feet to keep warm inside the gondola. KCRA 3/YouTube
Laso’s friends reported her missing to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office when they couldn’t find her, according to the outlet.
Crews didn’t even realize she was there until the next morning, when the gondola started up again and she came down at the end.
“I felt very frustrated,” Laso said.
Heavenly Ski Resort is located in South Lake Tahoe, California. AP crews didn’t even realize she was there until the next morning, when the gondola started running again and she got off at the end. Diverse photography – stock.adobe.com
She was evaluated and treated by South Lake Tahoe Fire and Rescue before being released, according to agency spokesperson Kim George.
George told KCRA this is the first time they have responded to a call like this in over 20 years.
Vail Resorts, which operates Heavenly, said in a statement: “The safety and well-being of our guests is our top priority at Heavenly Mountain Resort. “We are investigating this situation with the utmost seriousness.”
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