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Many Injured in Lift Accident at Devil’s Head

SAM Magazine–December 18, 2009–More than a dozen people were injured in a lift malfunction at Devil’s Head Resort, Wisc., three of them seriously. According to published reports, the Hall double stopped and then started to roll back last night at…

SAM Magazine–December 18, 2009–More than a dozen people were injured in a lift malfunction at Devil’s Head Resort, Wisc., three of them seriously. According to published reports, the Hall double stopped and then started to roll back last night at about 7 p.m. Witnesses described the rollback as very quick. Many people jumped from the lift while others were slammed into the bottom terminal, where most of the injuries occurred.

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