8-year-old boy hospitalized after falling off Nisswa ski lift

First responders treated the child on scene before airlifting him for additional care.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
December 17, 2024 at 9:13PM

An 8-year-old boy was airlifted to a Twin Cites hospital after falling 30 to 40 feet from a ski lift chair in Nisswa.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the fall happened Monday evening at Mount Ski Gull. A 911 caller reported the fall around 6:30 p.m. and first responders treated the child on scene before airlifting him for additional care.

His condition was presently unknown.

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