A Montana dad has died after falling from a chairlift at a local ski resort. Authorities said Jeffrey Zinne of Billings was alone on a ski lift at Red Lodge Mountain just before noon on Monday, March 10, when he fell to the ground, according to the Associated Press and Longview News-Journal .

Jeff Zinne was riding alone in a three-person lift when a mechanical issues caused him to fall onto the slopes below.

More than 100 people were on the lift at the time, and they were evacuated by ski patrollers who used ropes to lower them to the ground