Swiss Exit Chief Bernhard Sutter Dies on 12,388-Foot Mount Fuji, 2nd Fatality in 1 Week
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Updated · CBS New York · Jul 24
Swiss Exit Chief Bernhard Sutter Dies on 12,388-Foot Mount Fuji, 2nd Fatality in 1 Week
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 24
Summary
Bernhard Sutter, 58, was pronounced dead after losing consciousness while hiking Mount Fuji during a family trip to Japan, police said.
Exit, the Swiss assisted-dying company he led, said Sutter suffered a medical emergency; rescuers revived him on the mountain before he died at hospital.
The death was the second since the July 1 climbing season began, after a 65-year-old Japanese man died on July 17; police also rescued a 99-year-old woman the same day after she spent a night in a mountain hut.
Mount Fuji has tightened access after repeated safety incidents and overtourism, with Yamanashi capping the Yoshida Trail at 4,000 climbers a day and doubling its fee to 4,000 yen in 2025.