"The child was riding as a passenger on a snowmobile driven by her mother when the vehicle reportedly went up an embankment and flipped over. The girl, described as an Australian national and elementary school student, was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in Matsumoto in cardiac arrest. She was later pronounced dead."
"The tragedy comes amid a series of incidents involving foreign visitors in Japan's winter sports regions. In January, an 22-year-old Australian Brooke Day died when her avalanche backpack became caught in a chairlift in the Tsugaike area of Nagano Prefecture. She was left suspended midair and later died after being transported to hospital."
"With inbound tourism rebounding strongly in recent years, police in ski resorts have noted an increase in accidents involving overseas visitors at ski resorts across Japan."
An eight-year-old Australian girl died in a snowmobile accident in Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The child was a passenger on a snowmobile driven by her mother when the vehicle went up an embankment and flipped over. She struck her head during the crash and was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in Matsumoto in cardiac arrest, where she was pronounced dead. The family was on holiday and participating in a snowmobile experience tour. Authorities are investigating the incident. This tragedy follows another fatal accident in January involving a 22-year-old Australian woman caught in a chairlift. Police have noted increased accidents involving foreign visitors at Japanese ski resorts as inbound tourism has rebounded.
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