Woman, 22, is thought to have suffered a cardiac arrest after being dragged along the snow and suspended mid-air
Woman, 22, 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 ski resort in Otari near Nagano on Friday.
The 22-year-old became caught in a chairlift and was suspended in midair before having a heart attack, officials say.
It is the fourth Australian death at a Japanese ski resort this year.
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