Intrepid, persistent, determined—those are usually pretty positive adjectives, but perhaps they don’t really apply to the Chinese student who had to be rescued from a hiking trail on Japan’s Mount Fuji—twice in the same week.
The 27-year-old, who lives in Japan, was rescued from the trail April 22 after he developed symptoms of altitude sickness and breathing difficulty, as well as damage to his climbing irons. Rescued, he was taken to a hospital for treatment and released.
Four days later, he was back on the mountain, 10,000 feet above sea level, searching for his phone and other items left behind the first time. Another climber found him there, unable to move, and called for a second rescue.
A police spokesperson told press that “He was suspected of hanving altitude sickness and was taken to hospital.” Again. No word on whether his phone was recovered, or whether he’s planning to go look for it again.
The trails are officially open only from April through September, and there are calls on social media demanding he be charged for at least the second rescue.
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