Norio Suzuki (explorer)

Norio Suzuki
鈴木 紀夫
Suzuki (left) and Hiroo Onoda, in February 1974 on Lubang Island. The image was intended to be proof that Onoda was alive.
BornApril 1949
Chiba, Japan
DiedNovember 1986 (aged 37)
Himalaya mountains
Cause of deathAvalanche
Alma materHosei University
OccupationsExplorer, traveler
Known forFinding Hiroo Onoda

Norio Suzuki (鈴木 紀夫, Suzuki Norio; April 1949 – November 1986) was a Japanese explorer and adventurer. In 1974 he searched for and found Hiroo Onoda, one of the last remaining Japanese holdouts who had refused to surrender after the end of World War II. Suzuki died in November 1986 in an avalanche while searching for the yeti.

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