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SASKATOON Skiers and snowboarders at Table Mountain may have witnessed a boy dangling from the chairlift this weekend. Liam Gratton, 12, said a quick move that involved adjusting the lift bar resulted in him almost falling as it glided over the trails below. “We were going up and I was shifting over and I slipped off,” Liam said. Reacting quickly, Liam said he grabbed on to whatever he could and luckily managed to wrap his arm and elbow around the edge of the chairlift and the safety bar, which saved him from falling. Video from the chairlift behind the Gratton’s surfaced on social media, showing the few minutes Liam dangled before making it to the top of the chairlift. In the video people can be heard encouraging Liam to hang on little longer.
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Mar 8, 2021 12:53 PM
12-year-old Liam Gratton had a snowboarding experience he won t forget after slipping off the chairlift at Table Mountain Regional Park on March 6, 2021. (Aaron Arcand/Facebook)
Kaelah Gratton has a slightly different view of a Facebook video that’s making the rounds.
The video posted Saturday shows a young snowboarder dangling for almost two minutes from the chairlift at Table Mountain, with others on the chairlift encouraging the boy to hang on until he gets to the top.
Gratton’s take is a little different because the boy is her 12-year-old son, Liam.
“In the beginning, I was just watching it knowing that he got to the top, so I didn’t really worry about it,” Gratton said Monday when asked how she felt viewing the video. “But as I actually sat down and watched it myself, I was like, ‘Oh, hang on. Hang on just a little bit more. Please hang on …’