Roof Snow Kills Student; 3 Others Possibly Buried
From Times Wire Reports
Heavy snow slid off the roof of a school, killing a student in northern Japan, police said. Three other students were possibly still buried, Kyodo News agency reported.
The accident occurred in the city of Ebetsu on the northern island of Hokkaido, said a police official who identified himself only by his family name, Yoshida. The student went missing after midnight and was pulled from the snow early this morning.
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