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American, Japanese climbers found dead on Mt. Fuji
By MARI YAMAGUCHI,Associated Press Writer AP - Saturday, July 25
TOKYO - An American and his Japanese colleague were found dead on Japan's Mount Fuji of probable hypothermia because of cold and wet weather on their way down from the peak, police said Friday.
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The deaths on Japan's most famous mountain came a week after 10 senior citizen climbers died of exposure in northern mountains.
Police and rescuers found the body of Jerry Yu, a 30-year-old U.S. citizen who worked for a Japanese communications company in Tokyo, off the trail just below the mountain's peak Thursday, said Yamanashi prefectural (state) police official Takahiro Omata.
Yu's hometown was not immediately available.
His colleague, Takeshi Nakamura, 27, was found dead Friday lower down the 12,388-foot (3,776-meter) mountain.
The two were last seen by other climbers as they headed down after reaching Mount Fuji's peak last Saturday.
"Don't underestimate Mount Fuji," Omata said. "It's quite steep and much tougher than you might think, especially in bad weather."
Investigators believe the two men succumbed to hypothermia near the peak as temperatures dipped as low as 34 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius).
Last year, four people died and 17 were injured on Mount Fuji because of inadequate gear and lack of experience, police said.
On July 17, 10 senior citizen hikers were found dead while climbing Mount Tomuraushi on Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island. All but one were part of an 18-member tour organized by a Tokyo-based travel agency.
Police are investigating the company on suspicion of negligence.
(This version CORRECTS first name of Japanese victim to Takeshi, instead of Tsuyoshi, in graf 4.)
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