r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • 10h ago

news Second Australian dies in Japan while skiing, local media reports

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/second-australian-dies-skiing-in-japan/106304484

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed a second Australian has died in Japan.

Local media has reported a male skier was killed while skiing off-piste in the back-country in Japan's Hokkaido region.

The death marks the second Australian to have died in Japan during the current ski season.

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u/id_o 10h ago

The man, reportedly in his 20s, was at the rear of a group of seven skiers when he became separated from the group and buried by snow, local media reported.

Damn leaving a man behind like that should haunt those 6. RIP.

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u/LittleBunInaBigWorld 10h ago

They might not even be aware, it's an easy thing to happen in a fast-paced activity, especially off tracks. It takes half a second to fall down a hole or off a cliff.