Avalanche leaves 6 students unconscious in Japan
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Authorities say six Japanese high school students have been found unconscious after they were caught in an avalanche at a ski resort Monday morning.
The avalanche occurred around 9:20 a.m. in the town of Nasu in Tochigi prefecture.
The Tochigi government said three other students were also injured, and two more students and an instructor are missing.
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Japanese media said they were part of a group of about 50 students who were on a mountain climbing exercise at the ski area north of Tokyo.