An Australian man has died after he disappeared near a ski resort in Japan on Tuesday.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said authorities were providing consular assistance to the family.
“We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time,” a spokesperson said in a statement.
An Australian man has died after he disappeared near a ski resort in Japan on Tuesday. (.Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort)
“Owing to our privacy obligations we are unable to provide further comment.”
According to a translation of a local media report, the man went missing while skiing with a group of friends between Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort and Niseko Annupuri International Ski Resort in Niseko, Hokkaido.
Police joined the search for man, who found him being given CPR by a group of four.
Emergency services rushed the man, who had no visible injuries, to hospital where he later died.
Police are currently investigating the cause of the man’s death and the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Local media reports the man had been working at a lodging facility.
It is believed the Sunshine Coast woman went into cardiac arrest after becoming stuck in a chairlift and suspended in the air.
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