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Japanese climber dies on Peru's highest peak, another rescued
Mount Huascaran, the highest mountain in Peru (Provided by the Association of Peruvian Mountain Guides)
SAO PAULO—A veteran Japanese mountain climber was declared dead in an accident atop Mount Huascaran, Peru's highest peak, while her partner has been confirmed safe.
Chiaki Inada, 40, a doctor, became unable to move due to suspected hypothermia near the glacier-covered summit of the 6,768-meter-high mountain on June 24, according to Wilderness Medical Associates Japan, a group to which she belonged.
Inada and her partner, Saki Terada, 35, contacted a private-sector rescue organization for help through satellite communications, the WMAJ said on June 26, based on information from local rescuers.
The rescue team discovered the two on June 25, by which time Inada was no longer conscious. Rescuers and others later confirmed that she had died.
Terada was able to walk down the mountain, accompanied by rescuers, as of the morning of June 26. WMAJ later said she has been admitted to a local hospital.
Japan's Foreign Ministry is aware of the accident.
WMAJ, which provides wilderness medical training, said both Inada and Terada were seasoned climbers and fully prepared for their latest expedition.
