Dangling snowboarder rescued from chair lift at Oregon ski area

ASHLAND, Ore., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A visitor to an Oregon ski resort captured video of a snowboarder dangling upside-down from a chair lift and the man's rescue by staff members.

Curtis Neill posted a pair of videos to Facebook showing the man hanging upside-down from the chairlift at the Mount Ashland Ski Area Dec. 10.

The man told rescuers he had forgotten his snowboard's safety leash was clipped to the chairlift, so he ended up hanging upside-down when he tried to get off the lift at the top of the hill.

The lift was stopped next to a support tower, where a staff member was able to climb and unclip the man from his snowboard, freeing him to climb down.