Dramatic cable car rescue in Vorarlberg: 19 passengers freed!

Dramatic cable car rescue in Vorarlberg: 19 passengers freed!

On Monday evening, June 24, 2025, there was a dramatic effort in Vorarlberg when 19 people and a dog had to be freed from a cable car. A strong storm had depressed the ropes of the cart cable car outside of its tour, which means that the gondola, which was 250 meters from the mountain station, stopped at around 3 p.m. The passengers were caught at a height of over 60 meters and had to be saved extensively, as SWR reported.

The rescue operation dragged on for several hours and required special technical measures. A rescue gondola could not be used, so that technicians from the Tyrolean mountain rescue had to secure the gondola. Members of the mountain rescue were removed by helicopter on the gondola and the passengers were individually roped to the floor with a rope. Finally, fortunately there were no injuries, confirmed the Vorarlberg State Police Directorate.

psychological support and technical challenges

To make the situation easier for the passengers, a crisis intervention team was deployed that people on board on board were psychologically supervised. The technical challenge was not to be underestimated, because the wearing ropes had to be brought back into their correct position before the damage was assessed. The operation of the cart cable car is expected to fail for several weeks until the necessary repairs have been completed, as mentioned in a report by Orf Vorarlberg.

After the rescue operation, the cable car is now thoroughly examined to prevent future incidents. It is another fright in the mountains that have recently been talking about several serious accidents in the mountains. There is also an overview of the risky situations at alpin.de.