174 People Stranded in Air Rescued, Almost a Day After Fatal Cable Car Accident in Turkey

174 People Stranded in Air Rescued, Almost a Day After Fatal Cable Car Accident in Turkey
Members of Turkey's Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) take part in a rescue operation after a cable car cabin collided with a broken pole, in Antalya, Turkey, on April 12, 2024. Ihlas News Agency via Reuters
|Updated:
0:00

ISTANBUL—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.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the successful completion of the rescue operation on X Saturday afternoon.