A 53-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries on Tuesday afternoon after falling from a chairlift in Melchsee-Frutt from a height of about 8 metres in canton Obwalden. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Obwalden cantonal police announced the news on Wednesday, adding that the man was transported to hospital by a Rega rescue helicopter. According to the note, the man had boarded the chairlift in Distelboden with other people in the direction of Erzegg. Just before the first pole, he fell from the chair from a height of eight metres. + Calls grow for safer ski slopes At the moment, the reasons for the fall have not yet been clarified, but according to the police there is no indication of a technical cause. Since the investigation is ongoing, the authorities did not provide Keystone-ATS news agency with further details. No information about the nature of the injuries has been provided. Adapted from Italian by AI/jdp How we work We select the most ...
