It is not yet known whether he was able to be hospitalized. A Frenchman was in critical condition in Japan on Thursday after being swept away by an avalanche near a ski resort on the island of Hokkaido, in northern Japan, we learned from the firefighters.
Seven other Frenchmen are safe and sound
Seven other French nationals were with this person whose identity has not been disclosed, but they are apparently unharmed, according to the same source. An avalanche engulfed the group near the Tomamu ski area in the center of the northern island of Hokkaido, according to the region's fire chief.
"A French man in his forties has lost consciousness and we do not know at this stage if he was able to be transported to the hospital," the official told AFP. "One of them came down from the mountain and the six remaining apparently unharmed people still could not get down, but they all seemed to be safe," he said.
However, according to the NHK public television channel and the Kyodo agency, these six people were rescued. According to this chain, the eight French were trapped by snow while they were in a prohibited area.
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