A young boy has luckily survived after falling from an ascending ski lift in a resort in Hebei Province, northern China.
Mobile phone footage emerged online capturing the moment the boy in red jacket had his body dangerously hanging at the bottom of a ski lift and dropped into the snow.
Ski resort staff said the boy, believed to be aged around eight or nine years old, was not injured and went off to ski after a short rest.
A young boy is seen hanging dangerously on a ski lift at Thaiwoo Ski Resort in northern China (left). It is stated that he is not injured as he falls on a thick layer of ice (right)
As stated by The Paper, the incident took place at Thaiwoo Ski Resort, Chongli district of Zhangjiakou on January 13.
The young skier was believed to have gotten on a ski lift on his own and mistakenly slipped off from it while going up the mountain.
The boy was not harmed despite the high fall as he luckily dropped onto a thick layer of snow.
An onlooker who saw the moment of the boy falling said in the camera: 'Oh my gosh!'
A worker told The Paper that young children can only take the lift when accompanied by their parents.
One shocked skier can be heard saying 'Oh my gosh!' as he watches the boy falling from the lift
He was not sure how did the boy get on the lift as his parents were not around when the incident happened.
'Our operator might not have spot the children but the parents are very irresponsible of letting their son going up the lift on his own,' he told the reporter.
It is unclear who the other adults inside the ski lift were but further investigations will have to be carried out for details.
Workers at Thaiwoo Ski Resort reminded visitors to remind of safety signs and to follow the regulations when using any gears or transportation in the resort.
With 200 planned ski trails of a total length of 138 kilometres, Thaiwoo Ski Resort will be one of the main venues for Beijing Winter Olympic Games in 2022.