Crime & Safety

Young Boy Hurt After Falling Off Ski Lift: Reports

The child fell at a New Hartford ski resort on Sunday afternoon.

A 6-year-old child was badly hurt after falling from a ski lift at a New Hartford ski resort.
A 6-year-old child was badly hurt after falling from a ski lift at a New Hartford ski resort. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)

NEW HARTFORD, CT — A child is recovering after falling off a ski lift at a popular Connecticut ski resort over the weekend, according to multiple reports.

The child reportedly fell Sunday afternoon at the Ski Sundown resort in New Hartford.

According to WFSB Channel 3, the child was 6 years old and a New Hartford Fire Department ambulance took the child to a Lifestar helicopter, which took him to the Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford.

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