Sheriff Names Patroller Who Died in Utah Chairlift Accident

Sheriff Names Patroller Who Died in Utah Chairlift Accident
People shop along Old Main Street in Park City, Utah, on Dec. 23, 2022. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images
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PARK CITY, Utah—The Park City Mountain employee who died in a chairlift accident was a 29-year-old ski patroller from Millcreek Utah, Summit County Sheriff Justin Martinez said on Wednesday.

Christian Helger died on Monday morning after being ejected from a chairlift shaken by a tree that fell onto a lift cable, resort officials and police said.