Swiss Hiker, 58, Dies on Mount Fuji as 2nd Fatality Hits 2026 Season
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Updated · Japan Today · Jul 24
Swiss Hiker, 58, Dies on Mount Fuji as 2nd Fatality Hits 2026 Season
3 articles · Updated · Japan Today · Jul 24
Summary
A 58-year-old Swiss man died after losing consciousness in a mountain hut near Mount Fuji’s Fujinomiya Trail on July 21 and being evacuated to a hospital.
Rescuers reached the hut shortly before 4 p.m., used a defibrillator to briefly restart his breathing, and transported him off the mountain, but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
The man had been hiking with his son and had suffered no injuries; authorities said the cause of his collapse remains under investigation.
The death followed a July 17 fatal fall by a 65-year-old Japanese man on the same trail, making two deaths since the route opened for the season on July 10 after none in 2025.
Shizuoka prefectural police urged climbers to treat Fuji as a serious mountain and turn back or seek help if their physical condition or weather worsens.