
A climber airlifted from Mount Fuji last week returned a second time to retrieve his phone just four days later—only to be rescued again, authorities said Monday. The 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan had first been airlifted after developing symptoms of altitude sickness. Then, he returned to the nearly 10,000-foot-high Fujinomiya trail to recover his phone and other items left behind. Another climber found him there unable to move after he apparently got sick for a second time, police said.
Stranded man airlifted from Mount Fuji — then rescued again days later after he returned to get his phone A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of …
A climber airlifted from Mount Fuji last week returned a second time to retrieve his phone just four days later—only to be rescued again, authorities said Monday. The 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan had first been airlifted after developing symptoms of altitude sickness. Then, he returned to the nearly 10,000-foot-high Fujinomiya trail to recover his phone and other items left behind. Another climber found him there unable to move after he apparently got sick for a second time, police said. Read More