A university student has been rescued after falling ill on Mount Fuji, police said Sunday, the second time in one week that authorities saved the man while climbing Japan's tallest peak in the off-season.
The 27-year-old student from China living in Japan was found near the 8th station on the Fujinomiya trail, more than 3,000 meters above sea level on the mountain's Shizuoka Prefecture side.
He was there to recover his items including a mobile phone, which he misplaced after being rescued from the summit by helicopter on Tuesday.
Authorities said his life is not in danger.
Police said they received a call from another climber at around 12:50 p.m. on Saturday. Shizuoka prefectural police's mountain rescue officers stretchered the student from the 8th station to the 5th, where he was handed over to the fire department.
Due to the risk of death or injury from harsh conditions on the 3,776-meter mountain, people are discouraged from entering outside of the official climbing season that typically runs from early July to early September.
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Asiaman7
I hope he got his mobile phone this time. Don’t want to read about a third rescue attempt this week.
Current weather at the summit: Temps: -4 to -10 C, Wind Chill: -11 to -23 C
GuruMick
"If at first you dont succeed, try try again "
Unless its Mt. Fuji.
Then enjoy the view from a distance sitting on a camp chair with a cup of tea.
MarkX
Don't care about the rescues, just hope that he paid for them!
Eugene
Obviously not taking a common sense course at university.
InspectorGadget
Full credit to the S.A.R guys for bailing this idiot out of trouble a second time. Few people think that the Search and Rescue teams go out and put their lives at risk to assist these idiots.
There should be fines levied for 2nd or more rescues in a week, or where ther individual(s) being assisted have not taken resonable precautions (e.g considering the weather forecast, adequate clothing and provisions, telling people of your plans etc)
kohakuebisu
Without looking it up, won't that be something like 1200 vertical meters? That's bigger top to bottom than any ski resort in Japan. That's a great effort by the crew who deserve a bonus.
Daninthepan
The famous Japanese saying is:
「富士山に二度登る馬鹿」
(Fujisan ni nido noboru baka)
It literally means "A fool climbs Mount Fuji twice."
Jonathan Prin
So if I get ill, can I get a pull from an helicopter in Japan ?
He must just be mountain sick. If he climbed up, he can go down.
I expect a third attempt because he must have insurance or money.
Sandoval
If you pay the cheapest insurance for ~2500¥ annually you can get around 3 helicopter rescues. If you don’t have any insurance then your bill can easily reach 300k for the helicopter rescue, depending on the mountain. Nowadays I have a more comprehensive insurance plan, but I have never used it and I hope it will stay that way.
I guess that after 2 uses in one week, even if he had insurance his premium will increase significantly.