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

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

His condition is unknown.

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