A man who was cut off was transferred from Mount Fuji – then he was saved again after days after returning to get his phone

A climber was transferred with height disease from the peak of Japan Fuji Mountain The authorities returned on Monday that last week returned to the slope and was saved for the second time after only four days.

The climber was only identified as a 27 -year -old Chinese student who lives Japan. The police said that he had made an emergency call on April 22 and was transferred by air after developing symptoms of height, adding that his climbing iron was also damaged.

The conservative Shizuka police said about 10,000 feet above sea level to search for his cell phone and other properties. Police said another climber and found him there was unable to move after he apparently fell ill for the second time.

“He was suspected of being suffering from height disease and his transfer to the hospital,” a police spokesman for the Shizuka area, to the France agent-a police spokesman in the Shizuka area, told AFP on Monday.

It was not known whether he was able to find his phone in the end, local media reported.

Long -distance tracks on the mountain are only officially opened from July to early September, but there is no penalty for walking long in their season. There is also no fees or penalty when the climber needs to save it, but the Chinese student’s case paid a stir on social media and generated invitations to be charged, at least for his second rescue.

After saving the man, the police in the Shizuka province repeated their advice against climbing the mountain during its season, as the weather can suddenly change, making it difficult for rescuers to respond, BBC mentioned. Medical facilities along the corridors are also closed.

The police urged all climbers to be careful, noting that the mountain has low temperatures and snow -covered even in the spring.

The 3,776 -meter mountain (12388 feet) was set as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage location in 2013. A symbol of Japan, the mountain called “Fujisan” was a place for Hajj and is increasingly popular among the street verafts.

To control overcrowding and risks from the rush overnight Entry And CAP on the number of participants on the most popular corridor and will provide similar bases on other major tracks this year.

But exactly the number of tourists visiting Fuji – a very large number of discussion, Thomas Jones, Professor of Sustainability and Tourism at the Japanese University of Ritsueikan, CBS News said In 2023.

He said: “You must find unanimity” on what constitutes the capacity, and at the present time there is nothing like that. So, there is no kind of concerted voltage to reduce the number of visitors there. “

In 2023, more than 220,000 people climbed Fuji Mountain between July and September, according to BBC.