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Six injured and 36 rescued after skilift derails at Lecht in Aberdeenshire Five children injured after skilift derails at the Lecht
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Six people have been injured and 36 rescued after a chairlift derailed at the Lecht Ski Centre in Aberdeenshire. Five children and an adult have been taken to hospital after a chairlift derailed at the Lecht Ski Centre in Aberdeenshire.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident, at Corgarff, at about 15:25.Emergency services were alerted to the incident, at Corgarff, at about 15:25.
Grampian Police said a number of people had been stranded on chairlifts. They were later released. Six people were taken to hospital with "non life-threatening" injuries and 36 others were rescued after being stranded on the chairlift, police said.
The Scottish Ambulance Service said they had a number of vehicles at the scene. Crews were thought to be treating leg and possible spinal injuries. It is believed the accident happened when the tow rope on the chairlift came off.
An air ambulance attended, and also a search and rescue helicopter from the MoD. A spokeswoman for the Lecht said: "All the casualties are in a stable condition, three were taken to hospital by helicopter and three by ambulance.
RAF Squadron Leader Dave Webster said a helicopter from HMS Gannet, based at Prestwick in Ayrshire, was sent to the Lecht. "Staff evacuated 36 people that were stuck on the other chairlifts and everyone was off the slope within an hour and 40 minutes.
"We don't know the reason for the accident, however the Health and Safety Executive and the Lecht will be investigating the cause."
Broken bonesBroken bones
He said it was believed the accident happened when the tow rope on the chairlift came off. An air ambulance attended the incident as well as a search and rescue helicopter from the MoD.
Sq Ldr Webster said he had been told six people had been injured and they had suffered broken bones and back injuries. Squadron Leader Dave Webster said a helicopter from HMS Gannet, based at Prestwick in Ayrshire, was sent to the Lecht.
He said the helicopter crew was expecting to have to take a number of people to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. He told BBC Scotland it was believed the tow rope had detached from the chairlift.
Grampian Police Mountain Rescue Team was mobilised along with Grampian Fire and Rescue Service. Sq Ldr Webster said he had been told six people had been hurt and the injuries were thought to be broken bones and back injuries.
'Very lucky'
Witness Hugh Craigie, from Banchory in Aberdeenshire, told the BBC: "We were next bar one to getting on the chair lift when it broke down. We were told that it had derailed and people were still stranded on the chairlift.
"I had been using the chairlift with my five-year-old twins on and off all day.
"We were very lucky not to have been stuck on the lift. Near the top of the lift the windchill made it feel very cold and I wouldn't have wanted to be sitting there for any length of time.
"We hope none of the injuries are serious."
There were a large number of children on the ski slopes because it is still the half-term school holidays in many parts of Scotland.
The Lecht Ski Centre is on the A939 between Cockbridge and Tomintoul, on the eastern side of the Cairngorms.The Lecht Ski Centre is on the A939 between Cockbridge and Tomintoul, on the eastern side of the Cairngorms.
There are five main ski resorts in Scotland — Nevis Range, Glencoe, Glenshee, Cairngorms and The Lecht.There are five main ski resorts in Scotland — Nevis Range, Glencoe, Glenshee, Cairngorms and The Lecht.
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