2 dead after helicopter crashes in central Japan mountains

2 dead after helicopter crashes in central Japan mountains

NAGANO, Japan - A helicopter lies on the snow-covered Mt. Suishodake in the Northern Japan Alps in the city of Toyama on April 10 after a crash the previous day. Ten people who had been on board the helicopter were lifted out from a mountain hut by rescuers but two of them were pronounced dead in hospital.

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