One person killed in ski gondola crash down mountain at Swiss resort. 14 hours earlier. Jaroslav Lukiv. Policía del cantón de Nidwalden Local officials report that a woman died after a ski gondola plummeted down a snowy slope at Engelberg ski resort in the Swiss Alps. Police from the central Swiss canton of Nidwalden stated the gondola separated from its cable “for unknown reasons” around 11:00 (10:00 GMT) on Wednesday. Witnesses informed Swiss media that fierce winds were battering the mountainside during the incident. Shocking footage has surfaced depicting the gondola rolling down Mt Titlis, overturning multiple times before stopping. Officials later identified the victim as a 61-year-old local woman. Police in Nidwalden canton stated that the woman was alone in the Titlis Xpress ski gondola when it detached from the cable. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The gondola had just departed from the Trübsee station and was ascending the mountain’s middle section when the accident seems to have occurred. Police reported that air rescue, ambulances, and officers participated in the rescue effort. Another social media video depicted rescuers heading to the crash site through heavy snow. A skier described “extremely strong winds” causing the gondolas to swing, while police mentioned gusts exceeding 80km/h (50mph). The gondola service is typically suspended when winds exceed 60 km/h. “My mother suddenly looked at me and said – look, a gondola is falling.”
