At Ichinokuradake in the Tanigawa mountain range in the northern part of Gunma prefecture, two men from Kanagawa prefecture who were climbing were found dead, and police are investigating in detail, assuming that they were in distress.
At Ichinokuradake in the Tanigawa mountain range, two office workers, Nobuhiko Muto (53) from Samukawa Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Taku Hamano (47) from Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, have been climbing the mountain since dawn on the 27th of last month. However, the contact was lost on the way, and the police have been searching since the 28th of last month.
As a result, after 7:40 am on the 1st, the bodies of two men were found on the slope near the summit, and it was confirmed that they were Mr. Muto and Mr. Hamano.
According to police, the two had about five years of mountaineering experience and are believed to have climbed on a day trip.
After 7:00 pm on the 27th, a mobile phone contacted the vice chairman of the mountaineering club to which the two belong, saying, "I can't move because of the whiteout, and I'm physically difficult to go down the mountain." about it.
The police are investigating in detail as if they were in distress.