Police Warn of Neglect After Father Abandons Son on Mount Fuji
Summary
Police in Japan warned of parental neglect after a father left his seven-year-old son alone for hours during a Mount Fuji climb. The child was taken into protective custody before being handed back to his father, who apologized and admitted negligence.
Key Points
- Shizuoka Prefectural Police found a seven-year-old boy alone on Mount Fuji and took him into protective custody.
- The boy said his father told him to wait at the sixth station after he became tired during the climb.
- Local media reported that the child was left for about eight hours while the father continued to the eighth station with the boy's elder brother.
- Police warned parents not to leave children alone in dangerous mountain conditions after the father apologized and admitted negligence.
