Fear on the Gran Sasso, the snowboarder slips from the chairlift but clings to the net: how they saved him – Video

Scary moments on the Gran Sasso ski lifts for a snowboarder who slipped from the Campo Imperatore chairlift. The 35-year-old Roman accidentally slipped off the chairlift, but managed to hang on to the safety net. Reached by the establishment's staff, he was helped to get up, thus avoiding a fall of several meters. According to Il Messaggero's reconstruction, the accident occurred last Saturday and the images went viral on social networks. Two snowboarders were involved, both fell from the chairlift. The first managed to fall inside the net, the second clung first to his friend's table then to the edge of the net. The first to come to the aid of the two men was the slope rescue doctor, Augusto Carducci, who was then helped by soldiers and an alpine guide.

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