A young child was discovered by a worker at a mountain hut. The boy's father and brother had gone on without him. They had been hiking together earlier, but the boy became tired and was left behind.

A worker found the boy sitting alone on a bench and contacted authorities. The boy was unharmed when found. Further details about the incident are available from Japanese news outlets.

The boy's age is reported to be 7 years old. The circumstances surrounding the boy being left behind are under report, with some information citing the boy's fatigue as a factor in his being left at a mountain station.