Police recover bodies of 4 men hit by avalanche in Gifu

TAKAYAMA, Japan - Rescuers on Jan. 2 head to the scene of an avalanche on Mt. Yarigatake in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture where four climbers were killed by the avalanche which struck Jan. 1. Police recovered the bodies of four male climbers on Jan. 2.

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