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Father abandons 7-year-old on Mount Fuji to reach summit
WJAC • • world
Key Points:
- A 48-year-old father from Nagoya, Japan, left his 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji’s Fujinomiya Trail while continuing to climb with his older son, leading to police reprimand.
- The younger child was left around the sixth station, approximately 2,500 meters above sea level, and was found alone by a mountain hut worker about three hours later in worsening weather conditions.
- Police ordered the father to return for his son, who was unharmed and safely reunited with his family despite the potential dangers posed by rain and fog.
- Authorities emphasized the importance of staying together as a group and adjusting hiking pace to the slowest member, while the father expressed deep regret for his decision.
- No formal charges or penalties had been announced by police at the time of the report.
