Man airlifted from Mount Fuji returns days later and is rescued again

Mount Fuji is a Unesco World Cultural Heritage Site (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, file)

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.

Officials urged people to be aware of the harsh conditions at the country’s tallest peak during its off-season.