Coverage dated January 2, 2023 to January 4, 2023

Utah Ski Resort Employee Dies After Falling Tree Knocks Him From Chairlift

Headline from NBC Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

An employee at a Utah ski resort died Monday after being ejected from a chairlift shaken by a tree that fell onto a lift cable, resort officials and police said.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Utah resort employee dies after chairlift ejects him

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Utah Ski Resort Employee Dies After Falling Tree Knocks Him From Chairlift

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox10 Phoenix

    Ski resort worker killed after falling from chairlift in Utah (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

    Published

    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    The unidentified employee fell from a height of at least 25 feet.

  2. Vail Daily

    Park City Mountain employee killed in lift accident (opens Vail Daily)

    Published

    Vail Daily's feed description

    A Park City Mountain employee died Monday morning following a fall from a chairlift that occurred after a tree fell on the lift line. Around 10:45 a.m, a tree fell on the resort’s Short Cut...

  3. East Idaho News

    Employee killed in chairlift accident at Park City Mountain resort (opens East Idaho News)

    Published

    East Idaho News's feed description

    PARK CITY, Utah (KSL.com) — A tree fell on a Park City Mountain resort ski lift line Monday, killing a resort employee. The tree fell about 10:45 a.m. on the line of the Short Cut chairlift, Sara Huey, senior manager of communications, said in a statement.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Utah ski resort employee is ejected from chairlift, dies (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    PARK CITY, Utah (AP) -- An employee at a Utah ski resort has died after being ejected from a chairlift whose line was severed by a fallen tree amid record

  5. Tulsa World

    Utah resort employee dies after being ejected from chairlift (opens Tulsa World)

    Published

    Tulsa World's feed description

    An ski patroller at a Utah resort has died after being ejected from a chairlift shaken by a tree that fell onto a lift cable. The 29-year-old employee fell at

  6. Fox News

    UT ski resort worker dies after fallen tree shakes chairlift, ejecting the employee into a ravine (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    A Utah ski resort employee died after being ejected from a chairlift. A nearby tree fell onto the lift cable which allowed the man to fall at least 25 feet and into a deep ravine.

  7. CBS News

    Utah resort employee dies after chairlift ejects him (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The resort and local sheriff said the 29-year-old fell at least 25 feet from the chairlift into a deep ravine. It was the second death at the resort in as many days.

  8. Boston

    Utah ski resort employee dies after being ejected from chairlift (opens Boston)

    Published

    Boston's feed description

    Representatives of Park City Mountain and the Summit County Sheriff said a 29-year-old resort employee fell at least 25 feet.

  9. NBC Chicago

    Utah Ski Resort Employee Dies After Falling Tree Knocks Him From Chairlift (opens NBC Chicago)

    Published

    NBC Chicago's feed description

    An employee at a Utah ski resort died Monday after being ejected from a chairlift shaken by a tree that fell onto a lift cable, resort officials and police said.

  10. Fox News

    Utah ski resort employee killed in fall from chairlift identified as 29-year-old: sheriff (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The Summit County Sheriff's Office identified the Park City Mountain Resort employee killed after a tree fell on a chairlift cable as 29-year-old ski patroller Christian Helger.

  11. NBC News

    Utah ski resort employee dies after tree falls on chairlift (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Christian Helger, 29, was found unresponsive after falling into a ravine of snow at the Park City Mountain Resort.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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