Family files lawsuit after girl dangled from Park City ski lift for 300 yards, then fell 30 feet

PARK CITY — A family is suing Vail Resorts, the parent company of Park City Mountain Resort, after a 10-year-old girl dangled and then fell 30 feet from the chair lift, sustaining severe injuries. The girl’s father was also injured when he jumped down to help her.

The lawsuit explains that on Dec. 16, 2020, the family was celebrating Megan Mak’s 10th birthday at Park City Mountain Resort.

When boarding the Iron Mountain Express chairlift at approximately 2:35 p.m., Megan Mak and her friends had trouble sitting and weren’t able to pull down the safety bar. Megan Mak slipped out of the seat and hung dangling from the chairlift as it proceeded up the mountain.

Leo Mak, Megan Mak’s father, was seated in the seats directly behind Megan Mak with two other friends.

The lawsuit claims that Megan Mak and her friends screamed to the lone chairlift operator to stop the chairlift, as did Leo Mak, but the operator did not stop the moving lift.

The chairlift ultimately traveled 300 yards from the original boarding area when Megan Mak lost her grip and fell 30 feet to the ground below.

According to the lawsuit, Megan Mak sustained “severe injuries as a result of the fall.” Then, fearing for his daughter’s safety, the lawsuit states, “Leo Mak jumped to Megan Mak’s rescue, and in the process, sustained severe injuries.

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