Australian snowboarder dies after backpack gets caught in ski lift
Australian snowboarder dies in Japan after freak ski lift accident
- An Australian woman, Ella Day Brooke, 22, died after a freak accident involving a ski lift at Tsugaike Mountain Resort in Japan.
- The incident occurred on 30 January when her backpack's unfastened waist-belt buckle became caught on the lift chair.
- Her backpack's chest strap remained secured, causing her to be dragged and left suspended mid-air after disembarking.
- She suffered a cardiac arrest and was rushed to hospital, where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
- The Tsugaike Mountain Resort has issued an apology and announced an investigation into the circumstances of the accident.
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