Seven people, including three women and a child, fell into torrential Swat river on Tuesday after the cable of a chairlift broke. Sources said the seven people were crossing the river in a chairlift in the Bahrain area of Swat valley. However, the cable broke, sending them all into speedy currents of Swat river. All the passengers were swept away by the river and drowned. Rescue workers said they had recovered the body of one woman. Chairlifts are a popular means of crossing rivers in the mountain areas of Pakistan, particularly in places where no nearby bridge is available.
