Dozens of skiers had to be rescued from a broken chairlift on Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire Wednesday morning.

Cannon Mountain, a state-run ski area in Franconia, said “a bolt affixed to the power take-off shaft” on a ski lift failed.

Video shows skiers being rescued from a broken chairlift at Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire. WBZ-TV's Tammy Mutasa reports.

Sixty-four people were safely evacuated from a ski lift at Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire after a mechanical issue, ...

Sixty-four passengers were safely removed Wednesday from a lift at Cannon Mountain because of a mechanical issue, officials ...

Dozens of people had to be rescued from a New Hampshire ski lift that malfunctioned Wednesday, according to the resort.

Cannon Mountain, a state-run ski area in Franconia, NH, said it safely evacuated 64 people from the chairlift by midday.

Sixty-four passengers were safely removed Wednesday from the Peabody Quad Lift at Cannon Mountain because of a mechanical issue, officials said.

The ski patrol was called in to evacuate skiers and snowboarders from a lift at Cannon Mountain Wednesday morning.

A ski lift at Cannon Mountain was shut down on Wednesday following an issue with a bolt, prompting a rescue of 64 passengers.

Passengers on the Peabody Express Quad at Cannon Mountain were evacuated Wednesday morning after a mechanical issue forced ...