Stuck on a ski lift

As reported by the Tahoe Daily Tribune, Monica’s friends sprang into action on Thursday night, when their friend did not return from the ski area that evening. Friend Astro Mila supposedly spoke with employees of the ski area, posted on social media photos of Monica and eventually called local police to report her friend missing.

Monica apparently did not posses a cell phone when the gondola shut down for the day, and was not able to call for help when she became stuck, although according to an interview by Sacramento’s KCRA’s News, she repeatedly yelled out the window of the gondola cabin, but was too far away from passerby’s to be heard. 

Despite spending 15 hours overnight in the gondola cabin with a low temp of 23 degrees, Monica was able to get off in the morning of the 26th when the lift began running again, and reportedly declined medical treatment. The incident is currently under investigation by both resort officials and local authorities.