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Police recover bodies of 4 men hit by avalanche in Gifu

TAKAYAMA, Japan - The three survivors of a avalanche that killed four climbers from two mountain-climbing groups on Mt. Yarigatake in Gifu Prefecture earlier this week descend the mountain unaided on Jan. 2. From extreme right: Yutaka Takeuchi, 38, of a mountaineering group from Tokyo, and Motoo Suzuki, 47, and Miyoko Nagase, 30, both from a mountaineering group in Tokushima. The seven climbers were sleeping inside two nearby tents on a 2,000-meter-high slope of Mt. Yarigatake when the avalanche struck at around 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, local officials say. The bodies of the four climbers were recovered earlier Jan. 2.

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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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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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4 men dead after being hit by avalanche in Gifu Pref.

GIFU, Japan - Police rescue officials head for the site of an avalanche on the 3,180-meter Mt. Yarigatake in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 1. Four male climbers were found dead after being engulfed by the avalanche.

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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(CORRECTED) Police recover bodies of 4 men hit by avalanche

TAKAYAMA, Japan - The three survivors of a avalanche that killed four climbers from two mountain-climbing groups on Mt. Yarigatake in Gifu Prefecture earlier this week descend the mountain unaided on Jan. 2. From extreme right: Yutaka Takeuchi, 38, of a mountaineering group from Tokyo, and Motoo Suzuki, 47, and Miyoko Nagase, 30, both from a mountaineering group in Tokushima. The seven climbers were sleeping inside two nearby tents on a 2,000-meter-high slope of Mt. Yarigatake when the avalanche struck at around 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, local officials say. The bodies of the four climbers were recovered earlier Jan. 2. (Kyodo)

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4 men dead after being hit by avalanche in Gifu Pref.

GIFU, Japan - Police rescue officials head for the site of an avalanche on the 3,180-meter Mt. Yarigatake in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 1. Four male climbers were found dead after being engulfed by the avalanche. (Kyodo)