Passengers
trapped in
Mont Blanc cable cars brought to safety
On Friday morning, 33 people were rescued after being
trapped overnight in
cable cars 3,800 meters above the
Mont Blanc glaciers in the French Alps.
After the Pa**ramic
Mont Blanc cable cars came to an unexpected halt on Thursday, French and Italian rescue helicopters were called to aid the 110 people
trapped due to jammed cables.
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*According to The Associated Press, 65
Passengers were lifted out of the
cars one by one and a**ther 12 were rescued later in the evening by mountain guides who used climbing ropes to carry
Passengers to the ground.
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