15-year-old dies after falling off chairlift in Morin-Heights: SQ
Posted January 13, 2024 2:15 pm.
A 15-year-old teenager died Friday evening after falling from a chairlift at a ski resort in Morin-Heights, in the Laurentians, police say.
Sûreté du Québec officers made their way to the scene around 10 p.m.
“According to initial information, the young man fell from a ski lift,” SQ spokesperson Camille Savoie said. “Resuscitation attempts were first carried out by ski resort staff, and also by paramedics before he was transported to a hospital where he was unfortunately pronounced dead.”
The SQ is investigating the incident, which does not appear to be criminal in nature, they say.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
