While the cause of the incident has yet to be determined, the weather system that had been slamming the West Coast over the weekend was responsible for generating powerful winds across parts of the Sierra Nevada mountains, where a weather monitoring station located at the highest point of Heavenly Mountain Ski Resort reported a gust of 78 mph on Su

Two of the individuals were described by fire rescue personnel as a 60-year-old male and a 71-year-old male, according to a recording of the emergency call obtained through Broadcastify. The former was reportedly wearing a helmet at the time of his fall, but had suffered a loss of consciousness. ????????????  

The incident occurred in the morning hours, with Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District responding to the scene at approximately 10 a.m. local time. It sent two engines and three ambulances. ?????  

Five people were hospitalized Monday after a chairlift seemed to malfunction on the Nevada side of the Heavenly Mountain Resort, which spans both sides of the California-Nevada border in the Lake Tahoe region. ????? ???????  

The health official also recommended getting the seasonal flu vaccine "which can help prevent severe seasonal flu illness and lower the risk of getting both seasonal and bird flu infections at the same time if exposed." ????????????