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The Japanese consulate in Anchorage has been in contact with the families and assisted in translating conversations with Ogi.
CNN: Avalanche recovery efforts suspended on Mount McKinley
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However, rangers later confirmed with climber Hitoshi Ogi, who survived the avalanche, and with teams on the mountain that the slide occurred early Wednesday.
CNN: Avalanche recovery efforts suspended on Mount McKinley
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Ogi, 69, was unable to locate his fellow climbers and descended solo to the Kahiltna Basecamp, where he reported the event, according to the park service.
CNN: Avalanche recovery efforts suspended on Mount McKinley
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One climber, Ogi, survived the incident after he was swept into a mountain crevasse and was able to climb out, sustaining a minor hand injury, officials said.
CNN: Avalanche recovery efforts suspended on Mount McKinley
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"During the search, NPS mountaineering ranger Tucker Chenoweth descended into the same crevasse that the survivor Hitoshi Ogi had fallen into during the avalanche, " the parks service said.
CNN: Avalanche recovery efforts suspended on Mount McKinley
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Though under public pressure to fire Mr Fukui, both Mr Koizumi and Chikage Ogi, the construction minister, have stuck by him, raising doubts over their commitment to reform.
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