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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Luca Ittimani

Australian man dies skiing in Japan days after Queensland snowboarder killed in ski lift accident

A snow-covered mountain
The man’s death in Niseko comes days after that of 22-year-old Brooke Day, who died when her backpack was caught in a ski lift in Otari. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

A 27-year-old Melbourne man has died at a ski resort in Japan, days after the death of Queensland snowboarder Brooke Day.

The man collapsed and suffered a heart attack while skiing with six others in Niseko, Hokkaido, on Monday, according to a spokesperson for a local ski lodge who asked not to be identified.

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