A Montana father tragically died after falling from a chairlift when a mechanical malfunction turned a day of snowboarding into horror on the slopes — leaving his devastated wife and young son behind.

Jeffrey Zinne “spent his final moments donating his precious organs," a GoFundMe organizer wrote A Montana dad has died after falling from a chairlift at a local ski resort. Authorities said Jeffrey Zinne of Billings was alone on a ski lift at Red Lodge Mountain just before noon on Monday,

A 37-year-old man has died after falling from a chairlift that was having a mechanical problem at a Montana ski area.