A student airlifted from near the peak of Mount Fuji returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said.

Police say that climber who was airlifted with altitude sickness near the peak of Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time.

The 27-year-old university student was carried down the iconic Japanese mountain on a stretcher days after being airlifted from its peak.