World halfpipe champion Kyle Smaine has died in an avalanche accident in Japan.
As US media reported on Tuesday, citing his family, the 31-year-old and another man were found by a search and rescue team in central Japan’s Nagano Prefecture with no signs of life.
They were out on a ski tour at the weekend when an avalanche went off on a 2100 meter high mountain slope. There was heavy snowfall in the area at the time of the accident.
The local authorities had therefore issued avalanche warnings. A total of four men were hit by the snow masses. According to Japanese police, two of them managed to get to safety. (dpa)
Source: Tagesspiegel
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