7-year-old boy found alone on Mount Fuji after father abandoned him to continue hike, reports say
Police said the father apologized after leaving the boy alone for about three hours while continuing the climb with his older son.
- On Thursday, a 48-year-old father left his 7-year-old son alone at the sixth station of Mount Fuji's Fujinomiya Trail while continuing his ascent to the summit with his older child.
- A mountain hut worker discovered the boy sitting on a bench at 2000 metres in rain and fog, then alerted Police after finding him alone without supervision or adequate supplies.
- Officers located the father at the eighth station and reunited him with his son when he arrived at the hut, where staff had provided the child shelter while waiting.
- Police reprimanded the man, who apologized and admitted he "made a rash decision" and deeply regretted leaving his son behind during the hike.
- Cautioning visitors against leaving party members behind, authorities warned of Fujinomiya Trail dangers, noting the boy could have remained alone for over 7 hours undetected.
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Father leaves seven-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji for hours
The boy was found sitting on a bench 2000 metres up Japan’s highest mountain in fog and rain.
A seven-year-old boy complained that it was hard to climb Japan's highest mountain. Then his father left him - and continued the journey to the top. Three hours later, the son was found alone at an altitude of 2,000 meters.
A father left his 7-year-old son alone for several hours on Japan's highest mountain. The reason? So he could continue the climb with his older son.
On Thursday, a Japanese father set out with his two sons to climb Mount Fuji. Somewhere along the way, the younger brother started complaining. “Wait here,” the father said – and continued toward the summit with his older son. Hours later, the seven-year-old was found alone on a bench, where he had been left with a soda and snacks.
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