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(Update) Japanese Climber Dies on Peru's Highest Peak

(Update) Japanese Climber Dies on Peru's Highest Peak

   Sao Paulo, June 25 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese climber has died on Huascaran, the highest peak of Peru, a group to which she belongs said Thursday Japan time.
   Chiaki Inada, a 40-year-old doctor, became unable to move due to poor health apparently caused by hypothermia near the summit of the 6,768-meter mountain.
   Authorities are rushing to rescue another Japanese woman, Saki Terada, 35, who climbed the snowy mountain with Inada and has been confirmed alive.

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