Woman dies after falling from chairlift in Abbottabad

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ABBOTTABAD: An elderly woman died after she fell from a chairlift in Mohar Kalan area in the limits of Bagnotar police station here on Wednesday.

The woman, identified as 75-year-old Susan Jan, fell while alighting from the chairlift and died instantly.

The district administration took notice of the incident, sealed the chairlift and arrested its operator.

The officials reached the spot after receiving information about the chairlift incident.

Meanwhile, the assistant commissioner, Galiyat, said that standard operating procedures for operating chairlifts were being strictly implemented.

Published in Dawn, September 14th, 2023

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