Overview
- Hinata Goto was pronounced dead at a hospital after being freed from the belt-style conveyor in Otaru.
- He fell near the exit of the 30-meter, 60-centimeter-wide walkway without handrails that links the car park to the slope.
- The belt reportedly did not stop automatically when he was caught, and his mother hit the emergency stop button.
- Firefighters dismantled parts of the machine over about 40 minutes to extricate him, according to local reports.
- Resort officials apologized, said staff conduct morning checks but do not station attendants by the device, and Hokkaido police are investigating possible negligence.