Helicopters airlifted 270 people to safety from the summit of Glacier 3000 in the Bernese Oberland yesterday after a cable car broke down leaving tourists stranded.
Emergency systems were put in place to rescue people who were stuck in the broken-down cable car late in the morning. Everyone who’d reached the summit was then taken down the mountain by helicopter, with the evacuation operation taking just a few hours.
It’s not known how long it’ll be before normal service is resumed but cable car operators are optimistic that repairs will be completed swiftly.
The Glacier 3000 is the only glacier ski area in the Bernese Oberland. From the summit there are spectacular views over the Bernese Alps, including 24 summits more than 4000m high, such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn.
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