--- title: A Daring Rescue Saved A Boy Dangling From A Chairlift description: Five teens teamed up to rescue an eight-year old dangling from a ski lift. canonical: https://time.com/5542923/chairlift-rescue/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-05T17:12:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:50.275Z og:title: A Daring Rescue Saved a Boy Dangling From A Chairlift og:description: Five teens teamed up to rescue an eight-year old dangling from a ski lift. og:url: https://time.com/5542923/chairlift-rescue/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b980fd383390514/6988f55acf40a84776c4aa04/chairlift-skiers.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4256 og:image:height: 2394 og:image:alt: Ski Lift 2 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Daring Rescue Saved a Boy Dangling From A Chairlift twitter:description: Five teens teamed up to rescue an eight-year old dangling from a ski lift. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b980fd383390514/6988f55acf40a84776c4aa04/chairlift-skiers.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Daring Rescue By Quick-Thinking Teens Saved A Boy Dangling From A Chairlift > Sponsored content. 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His father’s hand was the only thing holding the boy up as he dangled “20 or 25 feet in the air” over the mountain, [Canada’s _Global News_ reports](https://globalnews.ca/news/5017636/chairlift-rescue/). That’s when a group of five teenagers jumped into action After seeing the dire situation, one teen asked a grownup to go fetch the orange netting that the resort used to mark the [ski](http://time.com/5503723/history-skiing-ski-resorts-nazi-soldiers/) resort’s off-limits area. The teens pulled padding from a pole and lined the net to make a soft cushion so the boy could land safely as they held the net taut. While they worked, another teenager tried to keep the boy calm as he dangled off the chairlift as panicking could have hastened his fall. Once the net and padding were set, the [teens](http://time.com/4929170/inside-teen-teenage-brain/) and two nearby adults got into place, pulling the make-do safety net tight. That’s when the teen heroes told the youngster to take off his skis and managed to convince the boy’s father to let go. The father decided to trust that their idea would work, and let go of his child. The bet paid off and the boy dropped safely into the net. The child was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but according to _Global News_, was more than fine, as he was reportedly skiing later that afternoon. The president of Grouse Mountain executives met with the heroic rescuers to thank the five teenagers and two adults for their quick action, and according to [a follow-up story from _Global News_](https://globalnews.ca/news/5015066/chairlift-rescue-reward-grouse-mountain/) rewarded them with “Grouse Hero” passes, a complimentary season’s pass for next year as well as sweaters and hats. 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