Woman spends night in gondola cabin at Heavenly Mountain

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A woman was found Friday morning at Heavenly Mountain Resort after spending the night in a gondola cabin. It is unclear how she got there, and if she was in a gondola cabin near the lift base, or the middle above the slopes.

“The safety and well-being of our guests is our top priority at Heavenly Mountain Resort. We are investigating this situation with the utmost seriousness,” said Tom Fortune, VP and COO of Heavenly Mountain Resort and the Tahoe Region.

The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responded to a missing person call at 7:43 p.m. Thursday. At this time it is unknown if the two situations are related.

The incident is under investigation and no other information has been made available.