A Swedish woman in her 20s from Eksjö has been seriously injured after a fall of about 400 meters on Mount Fuji in Japan. The accident occurred on March 9 during a ski descent, and she was rescued along with a New Zealand man after several hours of searching. Her condition is critical, according to Japanese media.
A Swedish woman in her 20s from Eksjö has been seriously injured in an accident on Japan's highest mountain, Mount Fuji. According to reports from Smålands-Posten and Smålands-Tidningen, the incident occurred on March 9, a Monday. The woman ascended the mountain early in the morning with two other people, one of whom was a man in his 50s from New Zealand.
Around 3 p.m., as they were skiing down the mountain, the woman and the New Zealander went off route and slid down the mountainside in a fall of about 400 meters. The third person in the group alerted rescue services, and a mountain rescue team was dispatched. The search lasted several hours, and the injured were not found until late in the evening, around 11 p.m., after more than eight hours exposed to the elements.
Despite the harsh conditions, both were alive when located. The woman could not speak, and her condition was described as critical by Japanese media, while the man was seriously injured. The next morning, they were transported by helicopter to a hospital about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo.
The Swedish Foreign Ministry (UD) has confirmed that they are aware of the accident involving a Swedish woman in Japan but cannot comment further on the case. SVT has sought additional information from UD, but nothing more has emerged.
