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Sugarloaf - The ski patrol at Sugarloaf is working a rescue, and at the urging of CNN anchor Tony Harris, Atkinson, who works for CNN, has promised to record the rescue effort on his cell phone camera.

Six people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a chairlift accident this morning at the Sugarloaf Mountain ski resort in Maine, the resort said in a statement.

The accident happened at about 10:30 a.m. when the Spillway East chairlift derailed from the lift's eighth tower. Five chairs on the lift fell 25 to 30 feet to the ground, the resort said.

The injured skiers were treated and were being transported to a local hospital. At the time of the accident, there were 220 people dangling on the lift in the frigid winds.

The ski patrol at the resort is responding to the incident and evacuating people from the lift, the resort said. [boston.com]