Altitude 2700m 66-year-old man slipped down and died North Alps Nishiho Takatake November 3 17:47

On the morning of March 3, a 66-year-old man in Fukuoka City died from near the summit at Nishihotakadake in the Northern Alps of Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture.

At noon on the 3rd, a 33-year-old daughter who had climbed together reported to the police that “the father had slipped down” at Mount Takaho Nishiho in the Northern Alps of Takayama City.

According to police, it was Noriaki Sato (66) in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City, who seemed to have slid down about 500m from a rocky area called "Pyramid Peak" at an altitude of 2700m near the summit of Nishihotakadake. is.

As a result of searching with a helicopter, Sato was found and helped about two hours later, but he was hit hard and had already died.

Sato-san was climbing with her daughter and two people, leaving the mountain villa at around 7 o'clock in the morning, arriving at the summit at about 10 o'clock, and then on the way back to the mountain villa again.

The police are examining the detailed situation at the time.