174 People Rescued After Fatal Cable Car Accident in Turkey

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Turkey,Cable Car Accident,Rescue Operation

The last of 174 people stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in southern Turkey were brought to safety Saturday, nearly 23 hours after one pod hit a pole and burst open, killing one person and injuring seven when they plummeted to the rocks below.

By The Associated PressRescue and emergency team members work with passengers of a cable car transportation system outside Antalya, southern Turkey , Friday, April 12, 2024.

A total of 607 search and rescue personnel and 10 helicopters were involved, including teams from Turkey’s emergency response agency, AFAD, the Coast Guard, firefighting teams and mountain rescue teams from different parts of Turkey, officials said. Helicopters with night-vision capabilities had continued rescuing people throughout the night.

“The night was awful, we were very scared. There were children with us, they passed out,” she said. “It was torture being up there for seven hours. It is swaying every second, you’re constantly in fear. ... It was very traumatic, I don’t know how we’ll get over this trauma.”

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

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