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Man Rescued While Climbing Mt. Fuji. He Was Rescued Again Days Later After Returning to Find Lost Phone

An off-season hiker was rescued off the slopes of Mount Fuji in Japan for the second time in less than a week, returning after the first rescue to search for his phone. (Credit: Augustin Pasquini/Getty Images)

Just four days after being airlifted from Mount Fuji, a college student was rescued from Japan's highest mountain for a second time as he attempted to find his lost phone.

The climber, a 27-year-old Chinese national attending university in Japan, was rescued by helicopter last week. Days later, he attempted to return to the site of his first rescue to retrieve belongings he had left behind—including his phone, The Guardian reported.

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