Melbourne woman killed in Japan ‘On trip of a lifetime’
The Australian who died after falling off a cliff on a popular Japanese pilgrimage trail is a retired woman.
Carol Ann Rice was walking the track at Kumano Kodo in the Wakayama Prefecture on Friday, when she fell about 40 metres.
The 66-year-old former pharmacist was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died a short time later.
Carol Ann Rice died when she fell from a cliff on the heritage listed Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail in Japan. AAP / Peter MacMillian Pharmaceuticals
Mrs Rice and her husband live in Kew, Melbourne and she was on “the trip of a lifetime” after retiring earlier this year according to a friend.
The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is made up of several pilgrimage trails and the trip was one Ms Rice had been planning for a long time.
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