Overview
- Police and the resort operator say a waist-belt buckle on Brooke Day’s backpack caught on the Tsuga No. 2 Pair chairlift at Tsugaike Mountain Resort in Nagano, leaving her dragged and then suspended.
- Staff hit the emergency stop, provided first aid and sent her to hospital after apparent cardiac arrest, where she was later pronounced dead.
- Local investigators are examining the incident, with a review of security camera footage expected as part of the probe.
- Tsugaike Gondola Lift Co. has pledged full cooperation with authorities and will implement preventive measures before resuming operations.
- Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed the 22-year-old from the Sunshine Coast had died and is providing consular support to her family.