Dad Leaves 7-Year-Old Boy Alone 6,500 Feet up Mount Fuji: Report
Officers tracked the father down at the mountain's eighth station, roughly a three-hour hike higher up, and ordered him to return.
A seven-year-old boy was left unattended for hours on Japan's Mount Fuji by his father, who continued climbing with his older son, according to Japanese news sources. The family, traveling from Nagoya, reached the mountain's sixth station at over 6,500 feet when the child expressed fatigue. Rather than turning back, the 48-year-old father instructed the boy to remain on a bench while he and the older son proceeded.
The child was left with minimal provisions and was found alone, near a precipice, by a mountain hut worker. Police were alerted and tracked down the father, who admitted his decision was ill-advised and apologized. The boy, unharmed, was safely reunited with his father. Mount Fuji, Japan's tallest peak, is an active volcano with strict climbing season guidelines.
The incident occurred during the mountain's official climbing season, but highlights the risks of improper decision-making in potentially hazardous conditions.
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