Child falls 30 feet off ski lift in Nisswa, Minn. area

An 8-year-old boy was airlifted to a Twin Cities hospital after falling at least 30 feet from a ski lift in central Minnesota.

MN child falls from ski lift

What we know: The Cass County Sheriff's Office says its deputies responded around 6:30 p.m. on Monday to the incident at Mount Ski Gull in Fairview Township.

Deputies say they learned an 8-year-old boy had fallen from a ski lift chair, dropping between 30 and 40 feet.

The boy was treated at the scene and transported by helicopter to a Twin Cities hospital.

Emergency response at Mount Ski Gull

What we don't know: It's unclear how badly the child was injured or his current condition.

It's also not clear what led up to the boy falling from the chair.

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