Watch the ski patrol stretch out a tarp to catch a teenager dangling by her jacket from a chairlift

Ski patrol rescued a skier who slipped off a chairlift and was left dangling by her jacket at a ski resort in Canandaigua, New York.

The resort said they have tarps on hand for these situations and that they plan on an internal investigation. https://t.co/I3z5k0CysO pic.twitter.com/3S4QAETp28

— ABC News (@ABC) January 5, 2021

ABC7:

Ski lift accidents are rare. According to the National Ski Areas Association, a person is five times more likely to die in an elevator and eight times more likely to die in a car than on a chairlift.

Still, rare does not mean never.