A Born-and-Raised Coloradan Died After Falling From a Chairlift. His Mom Wants a State Law Requiring Restraint Bar Use

Death of man who fell 47 feet from Colorado chairlift prompts push for safety awareness

A 32-year-old man who took a 47-foot-fall from a chairlift in Colorado last December has died, with local news source Summit Daily covering Donovan Romero's May 2 death in a

A born-and-raised Coloradan died after falling from a chairlift. His mom wants a state law requiring restraint bar use.

A mother whose adult son died after a fall from a chairlift at Keystone Resort this past ski season is calling for a change in the culture — and the law — surrounding the use of the restraint bar in Colorado. Donovan Romero, 32, died May 2 from injuries he sustained about five months earlier in a fall from the chairlift. Tonette Romero, his mother, said her son would still be alive today if he had lowered the restraint bar. “It’s been a rough, r…

A born-and-raised Coloradan died after falling from a chairlift. His mom wants a state law requiring restraint bar use

A mother whose adult son died after a fall from a chairlift at Keystone Resort this past ski season is calling for a change in the culture — and the law — surrounding the use of the restraint bar in Colorado. Donovan Romero, 32, died on May 2 from injuries he sustained about five months earlier in a fall from the chairlift. Tonette Romero, his mother, said her son would still be alive today if he had lowered the restraint bar. “It’s been a rough…