{"id":35209,"date":"2026-03-19T18:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/35209\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:38:08","slug":"deadly-swiss-cable-car-crash-claims-one-life-amid-intense-winds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/35209\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Swiss cable car crash claims one life amid intense winds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A tragic incident occurred on March 18 when a cable car detached and tumbled down the Swiss Alps at Engelberg\u2011Titlis ski resort, claiming the life of a woman. Footage shows the gondola on the hillside, with snow whipping violently in the wind, making visibility nearly impossible at times.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A woman has died after a cable car detached and plummeted down a mountain in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/search?q=Swiss%20Alps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Swiss Alps<\/a> amid intense, whipping <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">winds<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Local reports indicate the individual was a 61-year-old woman, though officials have not yet released the specific cause of her death.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/blatten-disaster-ice-switzerland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SWISS VILLAGE BURIED AFTER GLACIER COLLAPSE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Authorities said the tragic accident occurred at the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engelberg.ch\/en\/winter\/ski-snowboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Engelberg-Titlis ski resort<\/a> around 11 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/screenshot-2026-03-19-at-12.46.53-pm.png\" alt=\"Strong winds caused a cable car to detach and tumble down a Swiss Alps mountain, claiming one life at Engelberg-Titlis ski resort March 18\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Strong winds caused a cable car to detach and tumble down a Swiss Alps mountain, claiming one life at Engelberg-Titlis ski resort March 18<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (@jennyholms\/Jenny Holm via Storyful)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Video footage shows the gondola that had fallen onto the hillside as rescue crews assisted.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/upwards-70-people-being-rescued-from-stalled-gondolas-new-york-ski-mountain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">UPWARDS OF 70 PEOPLE RESCUED FROM STALLED GONDOLA ON NEW YORK SKI MOUNTAIN<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">And as the footage continues,\u00a0it underscores the sheer intensity and force of the winds.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/screenshot-2026-03-19-at-12.54.21-pm.png\" alt=\"A cable car at Engelberg Titlis ski resort crashed amid fierce winds March 18, claiming the life one woman. \"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">A cable car at Engelberg-Titlis ski resort crashed amid fierce winds on March 18, claiming the life of one woman.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/6-basic-steps-for-properly-measuring-snow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Snow<\/a> can be seen whipping around so heavily at times that visibility is nearly impossible.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The cable car detached and tumbled down the mountain.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/traveling-this-winter-heres-what-to-keep-in-your-car-in-case-you-get-stuck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WINTER TRAVEL CAR KIT: CHECKLIST OF EMERGENCY ESSENTIALS TO KEEP IN YOUR CAR IN CASE YOU GET STUCK<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to reports, the resort&#8217;s website advised\u00a0that numerous ski transport services remain closed due to strong winds.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Local news outlet\u00a0the Blick newspaper\u00a0reported that several schoolchildren witnessed the fatal accident, with one student describing it as frightening to see.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\">On Feb. 18, a man skiing in Lake Tahoe, California got buried in snow after an avalanche. Two fellow skiers happened to be nearby and saw the man&#8217; skis and ski pole sticking up out of the snow and quickly went to work to free him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Norbert Patt, CEO of Titlis Cable Cars, emphasized to\u00a0the Blick newspaper\u00a0that\u00a0the company is committed to a thorough investigation and will provide all available data.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_extreme-weather_article_main-content_article-body_2_10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">He described the incident as highly unusual, noting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/search?q=gondola\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">gondola<\/a> crashes are not something that should ever happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A tragic incident occurred on March 18 when a cable car detached and tumbled down the Swiss Alps&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[50,197,3049,1003,934,20833,3423,10039,20834],"class_list":{"0":"post-35209","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-alps","8":"tag-alps","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-outdoors","11":"tag-safety","12":"tag-snow","13":"tag-stay22","14":"tag-wind","15":"tag-winter","16":"tag-winter-weather"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116257299366488263","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}