Japanese dad ditches 7-year-old for hours to climb Mount Fuji
TOKYO — A man left his 7-year-old son behind for hours on Japan's Mount Fuji while continuing the climb, resulting in a stern warning from authorities, police and local media reported. The boy was found alone on a hiking route on Thursday and taken into police custody, a local police officer in the Shizuoka region told AFP on Saturday. The child told his father he was tired at the sixth station…
A Japanese father abandoned his 7-year-old son for several hours while climbing Mount Fuji, leading to a stern rebuke from authorities, according to local police and media reports. The youngster was discovered alone on a hiking trail on Thursday and brought into police custody, according to AFP. The child informed his father that he was weary at the sixth station of the mountain, situated at an altitude exceeding 2,000 meters.
His older sibling had proceeded ahead, so the father instructed the 7-year-old to stay there and proceeded to hike with his other son, as reported by SBS TV. The boy was left for eight hours with only snacks, a soft drink, and no money, as confirmed by staff at a mountain lodge who alerted the police to his whereabouts, cited TV Asahi.
Policemen reached out to the father, who was at the eighth station, and returned the child to him upon his return. The officer divulged to AFP that the man received a reprimand for leaving his child behind. The father reportedly expressed remorse to the police, acknowledging the error.
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