Eight-year-old Australian girl dies in snowmobile accident in Japan

The Guardian World

by Daisy Dumas and Nick Visser

March 3, 2026

Chloe Jeffries from the Gold Coast in Queensland was holidaying in the Hakuba Valley with her family Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An Australian schoolgirl has died while on a family holiday at a Japanese ski resort. Eight-year-old Chloe Jeffries from the Gold Coast in Queensland was riding a snowmobile in the Hakuba Valley, in the northwest of Nagano prefecture, on Saturday when it rolled, fatally injuring her. Continue reading...

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Originally published on The Guardian World on 3/3/2026