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Two people were hospitalized after multiple skiers on Beech Mountain were sprayed with freezing cold water on Friday.

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WCNC Charlotte
BEECH MOUNTAIN, N.C. — Two people were hospitalized after multiple skiers on Beech Mountain were sprayed with freezing cold water on Friday.
Tim Williams shared videos of the event with WCNC Charlotte, saying said some skiers were blown off the lift as a result of the water pressure.

"People were frantic. There were some people that tried to grab a snowboard and cover the water, but that did not work," said Williams.

Emma LaPinto, who WCNC reports was at Beech Mountain Ski Resort to celebrate her birthday, describes being thrown out of her lift from the water pressure.

“All I can remember is seeing the metal bar that comes down just fly up, and I just remember seeing myself in the air," LaPinto said.

LaPinto said she has bruises all over her body and an air bubble in her chest.

The state Department of Labor is investigating.