1 more confirmed dead in Mt. Ontake eruption

1 more confirmed dead in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 11, 2014, shows rescue workers searching for climbers who remain missing following an eruption two weeks earlier, near a shrine at the top of Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan. One more climber was confirmed dead after his body was found the same day, bringing the death toll from the eruption to 56, while at least seven people are still missing on the volcano.

Rescue operations at summit of Mt. Ontake

Rescue operations at summit of Mt. Ontake

NAGOYA, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel and others conduct rescue operations for climbers around the Ontake Shrine at the summit of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 29, 2014, following a volcanic eruption two days earlier. The mountain straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan.

Advanced team sent to Mt. Ontake to prepare for search resumption

Advanced team sent to Mt. Ontake to prepare for search resumption

Police officers and firefighters examine a shrine covered in thick volcanic ash at the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan, on July 12, 2015. The personnel were sent in advance of the resumption of search operations for the victims of an eruption of the volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu Prefecture on Sept. 27, 2014, that killed 57 people and left six unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rescue operations at summit of Mt. Ontake

Rescue operations at summit of Mt. Ontake

NAGOYA, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel and others conduct rescue operations for climbers around the Ontake Shrine at the summit of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 29, 2014, following a volcanic eruption two days earlier. The mountain straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan. (Kyodo)

2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 27, 2016, shows a Shinto shrine near the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan covered in volcanic ash, two years after its eruption. The disaster killed 58 people and left five people missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 27, 2016, shows a Shinto shrine and lodges near the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan covered in volcanic ash, two years after its eruption. The disaster killed 58 people and left five people missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 27, 2016, shows a Shinto shrine and lodges near the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan covered in volcanic ash, two years after its eruption. The disaster killed 58 people and left five people missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 27, 2016, shows a Shinto shrine near the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan covered in volcanic ash, two years after its eruption. The disaster killed 58 people and left five people missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 27, 2016, shows a Shinto shrine and lodges near the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan covered in volcanic ash, two years after its eruption. The disaster killed 58 people and left five people missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 27, 2016, shows a Shinto shrine and lodges near the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan covered in volcanic ash, two years after its eruption. The disaster killed 58 people and left five people missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo