SCHWENKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - Officials say a 5-year-old boy was taken to a hospital after a 30-foot fall from a chair lift at a Philadelphia-area ski lodge.

The accident was reported at about 7 p.m. Saturday at Spring Mountain Adventures in Schwenksville, Montgomery County.

Owner Rick Buckman said the boy was alone in a seat on a beginner chair lift and wearing a helmet when he fell to the slope below. He was flown to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where officials declined comment on his condition.

A ski instructor told WCAU-TV that he seemed conscious and alert when medics arrived. Buckman said he was told that the child had a cut on his face and ski patrol members suspected a leg injury. He said there was no chair or lift malfunction.