<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An Australian who died at a ski resort in Japan on Saturday has been identified as eight-year-old Chloe Jeffries from the Gold Coast.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Japanese media reported Chloe's death after a snowmobile she and her mother were riding overturned near the ski resort town of Hakuba, north-west of Tokyo.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She suffered serious head injuries and was flown to a hospital in Matsumoto City, where she later died.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-live-updates-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/94a5cc0c-0369-44b9-8765-70bb2633e2bd" rel="" target="_blank" title="Iran made chilling nuclear threat US claims; Trump furious with allies"><strong><span>Iran made chilling nuclear threat US claims; Trump furious with allies</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Chloe was the fourth Australian killed while on a skiing trip in Japan.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The South Coast Netball Association posted a long tribute to Chloe, saying she was a "very special part" of the community.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She was known for her beautiful nature, her cheeky, infectious smile, and the joy she brought simply by being herself," the association wrote on Facebook.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/australian-girl-chloe-jeffries-killed-at-japanese-ski-resort/937a08fa-025e-4a1b-84eb-18c973716597" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Chloe had a way of brightening the courts and the people around her."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The association will honour Chloe's memory with a special tribute before the season kicks off this coming weekend.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her death comes just weeks after </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/australian-woman-dies-ski-lift-accident-japan/026d112b-f318-4c02-b587-4e189b284b6c" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australian woman Brooke Day, 22, died"><span>Australian woman Brooke Day, 22, died</span></a><span> at a popular resort in the Hakuba Valley, a popular skiing and snowboarding region about 30 kilometres from Nagano.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attacks-iran-strait-of-hormuz-explained-oil-gas-prices/f8e7c1ed-f6d9-4fe5-8277-6a11c09d8de6" rel="" target="_blank" title="The 39km-wide stretch of water threatening to throw the global economy into turmoil"><strong><span>The 39km-wide stretch of water threatening to throw the global economy into turmoil</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Sunshine Coast woman went into cardiac arrest after becoming stuck in a chairlift and suspended in the air on January 28.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A month earlier, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-man-dies-near-ski-resort-in-japan/8f9f556f-ce12-46d3-b5d4-9ec84e8825ae" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><span>Melbourne man Michael Hurst, 27, died</span></a><span> while skiing with friends in the Hokkaido region.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In January, Brisbane Grammar School graduate Rylan Pribadi died on a ski trip in Japan's northern region, reportedly colliding with a course boundary rope in Niseko.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><strong><span> </span></strong><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><strong><span> </span></strong><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><strong><span> </span></strong><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><strong><span> </span></strong><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong></strong></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><strong><span> </span></strong><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a><strong></strong></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><strong><span> </span></strong><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a><strong></strong></li></ul></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong></strong></div></div>

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