New Mexico search-and-rescue crews used ropes and helicopters Saturday to rescue 21 people who were stranded overnight in two tram cars after an iced-over cable caused the cars to get stuck high up in the Sandia Mountains overlooking Albuquerque.
The other employee had been heading up the mountain to provide overnight security when the tram system shut down Friday night due to icing, Arguellas said. Search-and-rescue personnel over several hours used ropes and other equipment to lower the stranded employees about 85 feet to the ground before escorting them to a nearby landing zone in the steep and rocky terrain where the tower was located, Arguellas said.
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