5-year-old boy trapped in ski resort walkway died of suffocation

A 5-year-old boy who died after getting trapped in a moving walkway at a ski resort in Hokkaido, northern Japan over the weekend was suffocated, local police said Tuesday.Hinata Goto, a preschooler from Sapporo, died as a result of his clothing tightening around his neck after his right arm was caught in the travelator at the ski resort in neighboring Otaru around 10 a.m. on Sunday, according to the police.He was trying to get off the autowalk, which connects the facility's parking lot and ski slope, when the accident occurred. Rescuers pulled him out about 45 minutes later but he was confi…READ FULL ARTICLE