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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3 Israelis rescued from freezing Japanese mountain after being stranded for 24 hours
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Israeli Consul in Japan Avinoam Mizrahi, second from right, with three Israeli men who had been stranded in a mountainous ski resort near Japan's Hakuba, after their rescue, January 7, 2025. (Israeli Embassy in Tokyo)
Three Israeli men in their 20s have been rescued from a mountainous ski resort in Japan after being stranded there in sub-zero temperatures for around 24 hours, the Foreign Ministry announces.
The men had been reported to be “freezing cold” and with cell phone batteries close to running out on a mountain near Hakuba in central Japan, with a military helicopter seen as the only way to rescue them due to weather conditions.
Without detailing the method of rescue, the Foreign Ministry says Ambassador Gilad Cohen worked with senior local government and police officials to get the needed help.
Israeli Consul Avinoam Mizrahi arrived at the scene amid the rescue, and is filmed with the now-safe snowboarders.
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