53 Mountain Accidents in Gunma in First Half of Year.

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".
By AI from "Isesaki FM".

According to the Gunma Prefectural Police, there were 53 mountain accidents in the prefecture in the first half of this year, an increase of 6 from the same period last year. 62 people were lost, of which 9 died.
The most common cause of accidents was slipping (20 cases), followed by tripping (9) and getting lost (7).
By age, the largest number of accidents were in their 50s (13 cases), followed by those in their 70s (11) and those in their 60s (9), with middle-aged and older people predominating.
Since July, there has been an increase in rescue requests due to heatstroke, with October, the autumn foliage season, seeing the highest number of accidents.