Woman’s body found under ski lift at Tennessee theme park
Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body’s was found under a chairlift at the Anakeesta theme park in Tennessee.
Emergency services were called at 7.41pm on Thursday to reports that a woman had fallen from a chairlift that takes visitors into the mountaintop park in Gatlinburg, WBIR reported.
Officers from the Gatlinburg Fire & Rescue Department pronounced the woman dead at the scene, they said in a statement.
Witnesses told WLVT News they saw a woman in her late 20s fall from the lift about three-quarters of the way up the hill.
Gatlinburg police and the Sevier County Medical Examiner’s office also responded to the scene and are investigating how the woman died.
In a statement to WBIR, Anakeesta Vice President of Marketing and Sale Michele Canney said: “A tragic incident occurred this evening. 911 was called immediately. Our hearts are with the family of the deceased.”
A message on Anakeesta’s website on Friday morning said the Chondola was closed. The park will open at 10am EDT.
