Australian snowboarder dies after backpack will get caught in ski carry in Japan | EUROtoday

An Australian lady died after her backpack obtained caught in a ski carry, leaving her suspended mid-air at a resort in central Japan.

Ella Day Brooke, 22, succumbed to her accidents on 30 January after struggling a cardiac arrest following the incident on the Tsugaike Mountain Resort in Otari, Nagano Prefecture.

An unfastened waist-belt buckle on her backpack grew to become caught on the carry chair whereas the chest strap stayed secured, dragging her throughout the snow and leaving her hanging mid-air, the resort mentioned.

“Because the chest strap of the backpack was fastened, the backpack did not detach from the guest’s body, and the guest was dragged along with the backpack after disembarking from the lift,” the company’s chief executive Kubo Tsuneo said in a statement.

The lift was stopped by an attendant who pressed the emergency button and rushed the woman to the hospital after she suffered a cardiac arrest.

“Emergency help was promptly supplied, and the visitor was then transported to a hospital by ambulance,” the statement read.

However, Brooke was declared dead by the hospital upon arrival.

Australia’s department of foreign affairs and trade confirmed her death and said they were providing consular assistance to the woman’s family.

“We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time. Owing to our privacy obligations we are unable to provide further comment,” a spokesperson for the division mentioned.

The Tsugaike Mountain Resort and Tsugaike Gondola Lift Co issued a joint apology and mentioned an investigation can be launched into the incident.