A Couple Was Hiking when the 59-Year-Old Wife Fell While Descending. Her Husband Called 110 (the Japanese Emergency Number) for Rescue. She Was Rescued by Helicopter and Suffered a Serious Injury, a Fractured Right Fibula. The Incident Occurred on Mt. Yarigatake in the Northern Alps.

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A 59-year-old woman was injured after falling while descending Mt. Yarigatake in the Northern Alps and was rescued by a Nagano Prefectural Police helicopter. The woman, a 59-year-old caregiver from Utsunomiya City, entered the mountains with her husband from Kamikochi on September 30th. On October 2nd, while descending from Mt. Yarigatake, she fell near the Tenguhara junction at an altitude of approximately 2350 meters and sustained injuries. At…