Freestyle skier: Halfpipe world champion Kyle Smaine dies in an avalanche accident in Japan

Watch the video: Halfpipe world champion Kyle Smaine dies in an avalanche accident in Japan.

Freestyle skier: Halfpipe world champion Kyle Smaine dies in an avalanche accident in Japan

Watch the video: Halfpipe world champion Kyle Smaine dies in an avalanche accident in Japan.

World halfpipe champion Kyle Smaine has died in an avalanche accident in Japan. As US media reported on Tuesday, citing his family, the 31-year-old and another man were found by a search and rescue team in central Japan's Nagano Prefecture with no signs of life. They were out on a ski tour over the weekend when an avalanche hit a 2,100 meter high mountain slope. There was heavy snowfall in the area at the time of the accident. The local authorities had therefore issued avalanche warnings. A total of four men were hit by the snow masses. According to Japanese police, two of them managed to get to safety.

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