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Incredible Man hanging unconscious from a chairlift
Thursday, January 19, 2017 13:49
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Man hanging unconscious from a chairlift after his backpack got tangled around his neck is rescued by professional slackliner who WALKED across the cable to save his life
Man was ready to enjoy the slopes of the Arapahoe Basin in Keystone, Colorado
He tried to get off ski lift, but his backpack got caught and he was dragged back
Operator stopped the lift, and the man dangled 10 to 15 feet above the ground
Bystanders tried to create a human pyramid to reach him, but they kept slipping while the rescue team was still on its way
Mickey Wilson, a part-time ski instructor and professional slackliner, jumped into action, calling the man a ‘friend of a friend’
He climbed a nearby tower, made his way to the chair and caught a knife thrown up to him by a ski patroller on the ground, before cutting him down
