Heather Hall, an instructor at South Carolina's College of Charleston, was in Lisbon for a conference when she died in Wednesday's funicular crash.

A South Carolina college professor was confirmed as the sole American killed in a shocking cable car crash in Portugal, which claimed the lives of 16 people.

Heather Hall was among 16 people who died after funicular derailed

Heather Hall, an instructor at South Carolina's College of Charleston, was in Lisbon for a conference when she died in Wednesday's funicular crash.