Tributes for Queensland snowboarder Brooke Day recall a ‘cherished team mate’ who had an ‘infectious sense of humour’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Tributes have poured in for the Australian woman who died in a ski lift accident at a Japanese resort, remembering the 22-year-old as kind, talented and possessing a “vibrant spirit”. The Queensland snowboarder Brooke Day sustained critical injuries on Friday after her backpack was caught in a ski lift at Tsugaike Mountain resort in Otari, near Nagano. Continue reading...
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TUE · 2026-02-03 · 05:16 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0203-12880
NSR-2026-0203-12880News Report·EN·Human Interest
Australian woman who died after being caught in Japanese ski lift remembered as a ‘vibrant spirit’
Brooke Day, a 22-year-old Australian snowboarder from Queensland, died after an accident at the Tsugaike Mountain resort in Otari, near Nagano, Japan on Friday. Day sustained critical injuries when her backpack became caught in a ski lift.
Ima CaldwellThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-02-03 · 05:16 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Brooke Day, a 22-year-old Australian snowboarder from Queensland, died after an accident at the Tsugaike Mountain resort in Otari, near Nagano, Japan on Friday. Day sustained critical injuries when her backpack became caught in a ski lift. Tributes have been made remembering her as a kind, talented person with a vibrant spirit and infectious sense of humour. She was described as a cherished teammate. The incident is under investigation to determine the exact cause.
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Her backpack was caught in a ski lift.
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The accident occurred at Tsugaike Mountain resort in Otari, near Nagano.
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Brooke Day sustained critical injuries on Friday.
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The woman was a 22-year-old Queensland snowboarder named Brooke Day.
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