Emergency services stage dramatic rescue of people trapped in cable car over Rhine

Record ID: 904624

  • Title: Emergency services stage dramatic rescue of people trapped in cable car over Rhine
  • Date: 30th July 2017
  • Summary: COLOGNE, GERMANY (JULY 30, 2017) (REUTERS) EMERGENCY WORKERS SITTING ON TOP OF AND IN CABLE CAR WITH PASSENGERS WIDE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES ATTACHING WINCHES TO CABLE VAR PEOPLE WATCHING VARIOUS OF WOMAN BEING LOWERED ONTO BOAT FROM CABLE CAR CLOSE OF BOAT EMERGENCY WORKERS SITTING ON ROOF OF CABLE CAR CONTAINING MAN AND CHILD CLOSE OF EMERGENCY WORKER ON ROOF (SOUNDBITE) (German) COLOGNE FIRE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN, CHRISTIAN HEINRICH, SAYING: "The Cologne fire brigade was called on the emergency number at 1525 (1325gmt) and informed that the Rhine cable car had stopped operating abruptly. Emergency services were sent to the scene and soon after arriving were able to ascertain that one of the cable cars on the left side Rhine pylon had come of the cable with its front wheels." VARIOUS OF WOMAN BEING HELPED OUT OF AIRBORNE CABLE CAR USING FIRE ENGINE EXTENDED LADDER (SOUNDBITE) (German) COLOGNE FIRE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN, CHRISTIAN HEINRICH, SAYING: "Continuing the cable car operating mechanisms was deemed impossible by the company operator. It was not possible. Thirty-two cable cars were in operation with some 100 affected people. As of this moment we have saved 60 people." AMBULANCE CABLE CAR THAT CAME OFF CABLE AT PYLON CABLE CARS SEEN OVER ROAD CABLE CARS SEEN OVER BRIDGE PEOPLE WATCHING RESCUE OPERATION EMERGENCY WORKERS WORKING ON CABLE CARS AMBULANCE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ON RIVER RHINE EMERGENCY WORKERS WINCHING CABLE CAR
  • Embargoed: 13th August 2017 20:59
  • Keywords: cable car accident Cologne Germany
  • Location: COLOGNE, GERMANY
  • City: COLOGNE, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Wind/Hurricane/Typhoons/Tornadoes
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016RWS5S7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: More than 100 people were left hanging on Sunday (July 30) after a cable car came off its cable at one of the pylons.
    Thirty-two cars were in operation at the time of the accident on the Koelner Seilbahn (Cologne Cable Car) which runs over the river Rhine.
    Emergency services used winches and mobile cranes to rescue people trapped in the cars including young children. Passengers in cars over the river were lowered onto waiting ropes.
    Emergency services were able to bring all the passengers to safety.
    It is not yet known what caused the car to derail.
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