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A skier in Lake Tahoe was taking the lift back down the mountain last Thursday when it stopped . . . and she ended up trapped in mid-air OVERNIGHT. The employees just didn't realize she was up there, apparently. Her name is Monica Laso, and she's from Chile She didn't have her phone, and no one could hear her yelling for help. So she was stuck for 15 HOURS in freezing-cold weather. Luckily, it was a closed-air gondola, not an open-air ski-lift. So she at least had that going for her. There was also a survival kit inside, but she didn't find it.
She never ended up getting rescued. Her friends reported her missing, but employees only found out she'd been up there when they got to work the next day . . . turned the lift back on . . . and it dumped her out at the bottom.
She says she screamed for help so long, she lost her voice. But luckily, she's okay. Firefighters checked her out, and she decided not to go to the hospital.
No word on if she plans to sue, or if anyone's been fired. The resort says they're investigating what happened.
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