The victims were taking the mechanical lift from a home on a cliff down to the boat dock when a malfunction caused the trolley to fall.
Four people were thrown from a trolley while it carried people down a cliff to the water at Eagle Mountain Lake on Saturday.The Briar-Reno Fire Department said two women and two girls were injured when they were ejected. One of the people onboard had life-threatening injuries, they are still hospitalized, but stable.Three others had severe injuries, but are expected to survive.First responders pulled the victims from a mangled trolley.
Investigators believe they fell about 25 feet."There’s the cable on it, we just actually took our safety off," said Susan Grey who lives next door.Gray says they also have a trolley. A different style, but one that serves the same function."We got word because people thought it was us," said Gray. "We got a lot of calls and texts from people checking on us."She says her family is in the process of replacing their safety cable.
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