American pro skier Kyle Smaine was killed in an avalanche over the weekend in central Japan. The professional downhill competitor was reportedly caught in an avalanche that was triggered by another skier at a resort on the eastern slope of Mount Hakuba Norikura in Nagano Prefecture.
He was just 31 years old. Related: ’24’ Actress Annie Wersching Dead At 45 Following Battle With Cancer According to Fox News, police in the prefecture reported two men were found “without vital signs” when rescuers reached them hours after the weekend’s avalanche.
The police did not immediately identify the men who died. Local Japanese media later reported one man was American, and the other one was Austrian.
Now, per multiple media reports, it is clear Smaine was the American killed in the avalanche. Outdoor sports magazine Mountain Gazette was the first to report the skier’s death.
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