Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, near the eight Kota International Ski Resort 21 afternoon avalanche, a 40-year-old unfortunately was involved in the collapse of the snow, was buried alive for about 2 hours before being rescued, although the emergency hospital emergency, but still in vain. The police are currently investigating the details of the incident.
The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported that an avalanche suddenly occurred at 1:00 p.m. local Time on the 21st, when a group of skiers skiing at the station near the summit of the Hakkoda lift reported to the police that a woman in her 40s who was using skis was caught in an avalanche.
The company that operates the Hakkoda Mountain Ropeway sent people to search in the vicinity and finally found the woman about 2 hours later and rescued her, but she was unconscious when she was rescued and was rushed to the Aomori City Hospital for treatment, but was later pronounced dead.
Local police said the avalanche occurred 400 meters from the ropeway station, located outside the ski area. The ropeway operating company said that the average temperature near the summit on the 21st was minus 7 degrees Celsius, which is comparable to the average temperature in previous years, but the average temperature on the 20th was minus 3 degrees Celsius, which is slightly higher than the average, and it was snowing at the summit when the avalanche occurred.
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