Antalya: Moment man rescued from Turkey cable car
A cable car cabin collided with a broken pole on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring 10 others. Dozens of passengers were stranded in mid-air overnight.
Footage released by the Turkish Defence Ministry shows a stranded cable car passenger hoisted into a military helicopter on Saturday.
Seven helicopters and more than 500 rescuers, including specialist mountaineers, helped rescue the passengers, the Turkish interior ministry said in a social media post.
An investigation into the accident has been opened, the justice ministry said.
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