Summary
An eight-year-old girl from Queensland, Australia, named Chloe Jeffries died in a snowmobile accident at a ski resort in Hakuba, Japan. The snowmobile, carrying Chloe and her mother, overturned, and she was trapped underneath, later dying at a hospital. The tour operator suspended its activities and is reviewing safety measures following the incident.
Key Facts
- Chloe Jeffries, 8, from Queensland, Australia, died in a snowmobile accident in Japan.
- The accident happened at a ski resort in Hakuba Valley, Nagano prefecture.
- Chloe and her mother were riding a snowmobile when it went up an embankment and overturned.
- Chloe was trapped under the snowmobile and later died in the hospital.
- The tour operator, Hakuba Lion Adventure, has paused all tours and is reviewing safety procedures.
- This is the fourth death of an Australian at a Japanese ski resort this year.
- Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs is assisting Chloe's family.
- Similar incidents involved other Australians in separate tragic events at Japanese ski resorts earlier this year.
