New Zealander Isabella Bolton, 21, tragically dies in Japanese volcano avalanche trends now
A young New Zealand woman who loved adventure was one of two Kiwi tourists killed in an avalanche while they were skiing on an inactive Japanese volcano.
Isabella Bolton, 21, died when she was buried underneath the snow after a slope collapsed on Mount Yotei, located near Hokkaido in northern Japan, on Monday.
Local firefighters rushed to the scene around 11am after the alarm was raised that three members of a group of six visitors to the mountain were trapped under snow.
Ms Bolton and the un-named male tourist in his 30s were found unresponsive at the scene.
A young woman was among two tourists who died in an avalanche on Mount Yotei (pictured) in Japan on Monday
They are believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest when they were trapped under snow, according to snow sports website Snow Brains.
The pair were airlifted to hospital from the part of the inactive volcano where they had been stranded, but they could not be saved.
The third New Zealander who was among the group of backcountry skiers, suffered a shoulder injury and is being treated in hospital.
The devastated family of Ms Bolton issued a statement confirming her death, saying the energetic adventurer was 'full of life'.
'It is with a heavy heart that we confirm the passing of our beloved Isabella Bolton, 21, in an avalanche accident in Hokkaido, Japan,' they told the New Zealand Herald.
'Isabella was full of vitality and passion for life. Her adventurous spirit and love for skiing and the outdoors led her to study for a
