Boy, 7, left alone on Mount Fuji by his own dad

Emily Bashforth | Live News reporter Published August 21, 2026 5:35pm Updated August 21, 2026 5:35pm A schoolboy’s father was scolded by police after abandoning him on Mount Fuji (Picture: Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images) ‘Wait here,’ is what a dad told his seven-year-old son before leaving him alone on Mount Fu

A seven-year-old boy was allegedly left behind by his dad while they were climbing Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, with two others

Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji and tells him to wait eight hours  MARCA