One dead after cable car detaches, plummets at Swiss ski resort

The fatal incident happened at the ski resort of Engelberg in central Switzerland around 11 a.m. local time, authorities said. 

"A cabin of the 'Titlis Xpress' gondola lift between Trübsee and Stand detached from the cable and plunged down the snow-covered slope in rugged terrain," a press release states. "A person who was in the cabin at the time of the accident sustained fatal injuries."

Investigators from several agencies were looking into how the accident happened. 

Several schoolchildren attending a ski camp witnessed the accident. 

"I was really shocked. We were then afraid to go back down in the gondola," a 14-year-old girl told the news outlet.