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Justin McCurry in Tokyo

FOUND: Student rescued from mount fuji twice in one week | Mind Blowing Facts

Cityscape with Mount Fuji in the background
Mount Fuji opens to hikers from July to September and people are advised not to hike during the off-season. Photograph: Jiji Press/EPA

A university student has been rescued from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week – the second time during an attempt to retrieve his mobile phone.

The hapless climber, a 27-year-old Chinese national who has not been named, was airlifted from Japan’s highest mountain last week, only to be the subject of a second search four days later.

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