A student in Japan had to be rescued twice within four days from Mount Fuji because he went back to the mountain to look for his phone, according to local authorities and media reports.

A student, who was rescued from Mount Fuji, climbed back up to get his phone and had to be rescued again. The 27-year-old student, who climbed the mountain outside its official climbing season, ended ...

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities have said.

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities have said.

A university student from China had to be rescued twice in four days while climbing Mount Fuji during the off-season - after he returned to the mountain peak to retrieve his mobile phone.

TOKYO (AP) — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later ...

People are strongly advised against climbing Mount Fuji in the off-season (Picture: DoctorEgg) A university student had to be rescued twice in four days from Mount Fuji in the off-season — after ...

A student from China was rescued twice from Japan’s Mount Fuji in just four days after he attempted to retrieve his cell phone from the mountain following his initial recovery, per multiple ...

(CNN) — Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week. The 27-year-old man was first rescued on Tuesday after falling ill ...

A man in his 20s was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji then rescued again from its steep slopes just days later because he returned to find his phone, according to media reports. Police told AFP ...