Man airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji rescued again after he returned to search for his phone

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from adjacent the highest of Japan's Mount Fuji past week was rescued again conscionable 4 days aboriginal aft returning to the slope to retrieve his compartment phone, authorities announced Monday.

The climber, identified lone arsenic a 27-year-old Chinese pupil surviving successful Japan, made an exigency telephone connected April 22 aft processing symptoms of altitude sickness, Shizuoka prefectural constabulary said. His climbing irons were besides damaged.

The antheral was subsequently airlifted from the mountain.

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A climber airlifted from adjacent the highest of Japan's Mount Fuji past week was rescued from the slope again conscionable 4 days later. (AP)

On Saturday, helium returned to the mountain's Fujinomiya way located astir 10,000 feet supra oversea level, to hunt for his compartment telephone and different belongings helium near down erstwhile helium was rescued, constabulary said.

Another climber recovered him incapable to determination aft helium appeared to make altitude sickness for a 2nd time.

Officials urged radical to beryllium cautious of the harsh conditions astatine Japan's tallest highest during its off-season. Police said the upland has debased temperatures and is covered successful snow, adjacent successful spring.

The climber was identified lone arsenic a 27-year-old Chinese pupil surviving successful Japan. (AP)

The mountain's hiking trails are officially unfastened lone from July to aboriginal September, though determination is nary punishment for hiking off-season.

Climbers volition besides not look charges oregon penalties if they request to beryllium rescued, but the Chinese student's lawsuit led to calls online for him to beryllium charged, astatine slightest for his 2nd rescue.

In 2023, much than 220,000 radical climbed the upland betwixt July and September, according to the BBC.

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The mountain's hiking trails are officially unfastened lone from July to aboriginal September, though determination is nary punishment for hiking off-season. (Getty Images)

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The 12,388-foot-high upland was designated a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage tract successful 2013. The upland utilized to beryllium a spot of pilgrimage and is present progressively fashionable among hikers.

Last year, section authorities attempted to power overcrowding and risks from rushed overnight climbing on rocky slopes to presumption the sunrise by introducing an introduction interest and headdress connected the fig of radical who tin participate the astir fashionable trail. Similar rules volition beryllium introduced connected different main trails this year.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.