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Australian snowboarder dies in ski lift accident in Japan after her backpack was caught


Woman, 22, is thought to have suffered a cardiac arrest after being dragged along the snow and suspended mid-air

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An Australian woman has died after a ski lift accident in a Japanese resort after her backpack got caught and she was left hanging mid-air.

The 22-year-old snowboarder sustained critical injuries at the Tsugaike Mountain resort in Otari near Nagano on Friday.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/ski-lift-accident-japan-australian-snowboarder-dies

Author : Australian Associated Press

Publish date : 2026-02-02 05:14:00

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