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2 foreign skiers hit by Japan avalanche found, presumed dead

Police officers prepare to head to the site of an avalanche, at a ski resort in the village of Otari, Nagano prefecture, Japan Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. A search team was dispatched in the village after reports of missing people who were backcountry skiing when an avalanche occurred. (Kyodo News via AP) Police officers, on gondola, head to the site of an avalanche, at a ski resort in the village of Otari, Nagano prefecture, Japan Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. A search team was dispatched in the village after reports of missing people who were backcountry skiing when an avalanche occurred. (Kyodo News via AP) Injured skiers, behind a blue sheet, get into an ambulance at a ski resort in the village of Otari, Nagano prefecture, Japan Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. A search team was dispatched in the village after reports of missing people who were backcountry skiing when an avalanche occurred. (Kyodo News via AP)
2 foreign skiers hit by Japan avalanche found, presumed dead