{"id":2525754,"date":"2025-12-28T08:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T13:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tragic-man-plunges-230-feet-to-his-death-during-ski-lift-collision-with-his-wife-sitting-next-to-him\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T08:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T13:42:11","slug":"tragic-man-plunges-230-feet-to-his-death-during-ski-lift-collision-with-his-wife-sitting-next-to-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tragic-man-plunges-230-feet-to-his-death-during-ski-lift-collision-with-his-wife-sitting-next-to-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragic: Man Plunges 230 Feet to His Death During Ski Lift Collision with His Wife Sitting Next to Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftragic-man-plunges-230-feet-to-his-death-during-ski-lift-collision-with-his-wife-sitting-next-to-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2525754&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 34-year-old German tourist died after falling about 230 feet (roughly 70 meters) from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rules-for-thee-not-for-ski-austrian-slopes-avoid-lockdown-restrictions\/\" title=\"Rules For Thee, Not for Ski: Austrian Slopes Avoid Lockdown Restrictions\">ski lift<\/a> following a collision at the Savin Kuk ski resort near \u017dabljak in Montenegro&#8217;s Durmitor Mountains on Sunday, Dec.21. Reports say two double chairlifts collided when one gondola slipped and struck the one ahead, causing the man to fall.<\/p>\n<p>his 30-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/never-again-77-years-after-auschwitz-jews-honor-their-rescuers\/\" title=\"Never Again: 77 Years After Auschwitz, Jews Honor Their Rescuers\">german wife<\/a>, who was in the same basket, was seriously injured and taken to hospital with a fractured femur and a head injury. Local authorities shut down the lift for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-china-isnt-winning-the-west-is-forfeiting\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: China Isn\u2019t Winning. The West Is Forfeiting\">preliminary investigation<\/a>; the cause of the crash has not been determined and the victims have not been publicly identified. At least three other tourists were stranded on the lift for several hours before rescue teams evacuated everyone amid hazardous weather. \u017dabljak&#8217;s mayor has called for a thorough, obvious inquiry.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A German tourist died after plunging approximately 230 feet from a ski lift during a collision at a resort in northern Montenegro this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/man-34-dies-after-falling-230-feet-from-ski-lift-wife-injured-11874282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According<\/a> to a report from People magazine that cited multiple European news outlets, the victim was identified only as a 34-year-old man from Germany.<\/p>\n<p>The man&rsquo;s wife was riding beside him at the time of the crash and was seriously injured.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred Sunday, Dec. 21, at the Savin Kuk ski resort near the town of &#381;abljak in Montenegro&rsquo;s Durmitor Mountains, according to German newspaper Die Frankfurter Rundschau and Montenegrin outlets Vijesti and Pobjeda.<\/p>\n<p>Per the reports, two double chairlifts collided during what was an otherwise routine day at the resort.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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