An Australian woman has died in a tragic ski resort accident while on a working holiday in Japan.
Brooke Day, 22, was snowboarding and had caught the chairlift at Tsugaike Mountain Resort in Otari, in the Nagano Prefecture, on Friday when she became stuck.
Tsugaike Mountain Resort chief executive Tsuneo Kubo said the lift buckle became tangled with her backpack while she was trying to get off.
Ms Day was then dragged along as the lift turned in the opposite direction.
It’s understood the backpack could not be swiftly removed from Ms Day’s body as the chest strap remained fastened.
A worker pressed an emergency button, bringing the chairlift to a stop.
Unfortunately, Ms Day is understood to have gone into cardiac arrest before she was rushed to hospital.
She was confirmed dead on Sunday.
Brooke Day (above) became stuck on a chairlift at Tsugaike Mountain Resort in Otari, Japan, on Friday
Tsugaike
Mountain Resort (above) confirmed the tragic incident and extended its condolences to Ms Day’s family
A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman said the woman’s family was being provided with assistance.
‘We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time,’ the spokesperson said.
‘Owing to our privacy obligations we are unable to provide further comment.’
Mr Kubo also extended his condolences to the ‘bereaved family’.
‘We will continue to fully cooperate with the police and related agencies in their investigations,’ he said.
Local police are investigating the incident and the resort has launched its own safety review.
The Tsuga No. 2 pair fixed-grip chairlift is capable of transporting 1,000 people an hour and moves at 2.5m per second.
The lift was closed on Saturday.
Ms Day had tried to get off the life but got caught and was dragged by her backpack as the straps tightened around her chest (the resort ticket counter is pictured above)
