Australian girl, 8, killed in snowmobile accident in Japan
It is the fourth Australian death at a Japanese ski resort this year.
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"During the tour, near an uphill curve along a forest road, the snowmobile from the front left the course while navigating the curve and rode up onto the embankment at the side of the trail."
— Shinji Wada , Executive
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A 22-year-old Australian woman who died after becoming trapped in a ski lift in Japan.
An eight-year-old girl from Queensland who tragically died in a snowmobile accident.
A 27-year-old man from Melbourne who died skiing in Japan.
An Australian-Indonesian teenager who died skiing in Japan.
CEO of the tour operator Hakuba Lion Adventure who spoke about the accident.
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It is the fourth Australian death at a Japanese ski resort this year.
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