More than 30 hikers have been found in "cardiac arrest" near the peak of an erupting volcano in Japan, police say, using a term usually applied before doctors are able to certify death.
Rescue workers found the hikers near the summit of the 3,067-metre Mt Ontake, which erupted about noon on Saturday (local time).
"We have confirmed that more than 30 individuals in cardiac arrest have been found near the summit," a Nagano prefecture police spokesman told the AFP news agency without elaborating further.
Rescuers were planning to bring four people down the mountain by later tonight, Jiji Press said citing police sources.
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More than 30 hikers have been found in "cardiac arrest" near the peak of an erupting volcano in Japan, police say, using a term usually applied before doctors are able to certify death.
Rescue workers found the hikers near the summit of the 3,067-metre Mt Ontake, which erupted about noon on Saturday (local time).
"We have confirmed that more than 30 individuals in cardiac arrest have been found near the summit," a Nagano prefecture police spokesman told the AFP news agency without elaborating further.
Rescuers were planning to bring four people down the mountain by later tonight, Jiji Press said citing police sources.
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