Dead Gaijins

[Coligny]

Japanese Authorities- 0

Private search party- ?

Usuaslly, when you try to be funny with this joke you at least wait to have a second number to publish...

[TennoChinko]

[sublight]

My guess is it may be the case that he was retarded as you say. But soloing Fuji-san even in winter is not a major thing if you are experienced and have the right gear. It's got special weather conditions which make it harder from what I understand but it's only 3000m which is nothing compared to peaks elsewhere.

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=solo+fuji+winter&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Yeah, kind of like Mt. Washington in the northeastern US. At less than 2000m, most experienced climbers don't even consider it a mountain, but its isolated position right between the Gulf Stream and the Canadian north make the weather dangerously unpredictable. Winter temperatures average 20-below and winds of over 370kph have been recorded on the peak.

[twww]

Usuaslly, when you try to be funny with this joke you at least wait to have a second number to publish...

Yeah, you're right, too soon.

[nikoneko]

Yeah, kind of like Mt. Washington in the northeastern US. At less than 2000m, most experienced climbers don't even consider it a mountain, but its isolated position right between the Gulf Stream and the Canadian north make the weather dangerously unpredictable. Winter temperatures average 20-below and winds of over 370kph have been recorded on the peak.

Yes I'd guess it's similar, Fuji just sticks out there isolated too. I can't even imagine how quick death would come if you got up past that tree line and the winds got bad. You would have to be VERY lucky even if you'd mountaineered your whole life.

As far as them putting together a search party of family members and such. I am speechless other than to say...
http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Mount-Fuji/6day/mid

P.S. I wish I hadn't said "not a major thing" to solo it in winter. Would edit that to not unheard of.

[Coligny]

Yeah, you're right, too soon.

I'm an expert in unfunnay, just trying to help a bro out...

[Coligny]

http://www.city.fujiyoshida.yamanashi.jp/div/english/html/winter_climbing.html



http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/police/fujiyoshida-ps/tiiki/documents/e-tyuui.pdf

I don't even understand why they ask for registration of those who want to climb... in any other country that would let them open to sooo much shitstorm of liabilities...

[nikoneko]

It's common throughout the world as far as I know. And even when not required it's the safe thing to do. I've heard of guys going on long treks not only giving the police/rangers there full routes but going so far as to give them a piece of cloth with their scent and a boot print, etc.

[Coligny]

It's common throughout the world as far as I know. And even when not required it's the safe thing to do. I've heard of guys going on long treks not only giving the police/rangers there full routes but going so far as to give them a piece of cloth with their scent and a boot print, etc.

I must not be too far from my next nervous breakdown... because the slightest nothing makes me laugh of cry immediately...

[damn name]

What's funny about the quote?

[nikoneko]

I suppose it is a bit hardcore which is probably what struck him as funny but if you're going to be out in the wilderness for weeks or whatever it makes sense to let them have any way possible to track you if you don't show up as scheduled.

[Coligny]

No no... don't read maturity in my answers when there is none...

[twww]

...

February 2, 2012 3:45pm

This is Matt's sister: Thank you everyone for your prayers and patience as our family goes through this time. My Dad, brother-in-law and the search party will be traveling to Tokyo this weekend. It takes over 24 hours to get there. After meeting and collaborating with the police department and rescue team, the tentative plan is to begin the search on Wednesday night (Thursday morning Tokyo time). Thanks again for your prayers.

[Taro Toporific]

[Coligny]

[Taro Toporific]

Via Mulboyne : A 23 year old American fell to his death from a Shinsaibashi building during the early hours of Saturday morning: http://bit.ly/ySk9nO (J)
[INDENT]Giga-goofy Google Translate: http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news...
Osaka Higashi-shinsaibashi foreign man falls:cliff:
2012.2.4 14:34
Around 55 minutes at 6:00 am four days, found a woman passerby on the street side of multi-tenant building of Higashishinsaibashi Chuo-ku, Osaka, it has fallen bleeding from the ear is seen as a male foreigner was 119 . Male died shortly after, but is transported to the hospital. But with a strong beat of the whole body, there is no noticeable trauma to other police station south of Osaka, is likely to look at a man fell from the building for some reason, both in terms of accident and are investigating the incident.
According to police, the man seen as a 23-year-old man from the United States, such as personal belongings, police are in a hurry to confirm the identity. It had fallen man is multi-tenant buildings such as the alley between the restaurant and seven-storey six-storey apartments.[/INDENT]

[Mulboyne]

Here's my quick and dirty summary of the report Taro posted:

A 23 year old American fell to his death from a building in Higashi Shinsaibashi in Osaka during the eraly hours of Saturday morning. No-one saw him fall but a passer-by found him lying on the pavement, with blood coming from his ears, just before 7:00am. An ambulance arrived to take him to hospital but he died about an hour and a half later. Police say all injuries on his body were consistent with a fall. He had money left in his wallet, and a gaijin card which allowed a provisional identification which police are now seeking to confirm. The building is a commercial property in Shinsaibashi with bars and restaurants on the 6th and 7th floors. An Asahi report says police have ordered an autopsy.

Source (Japanese)

[Taro Toporific]

A 23 year old American fell to his death from a building in Higashi Shinsaibashi in Osaka during the early hours of Saturday morning. No-one saw him fall but a passer-by found him lying on the pavement, with blood coming from his ears, just before 7:00am. An ambulance arrived to take him to hospital but he died about an hour and a half later...
...The building is a commercial property in Shinsaibashi with bars and restaurants on the 6th and 7th floors. An Asahi report says police have ordered an autopsy.

Source (Japanese)

Take it from an expert...
If you don't want to spend "an hour and a half" in pain in the hospital before dying, always leap from more than 10 stories---more than 15 is ideal to make sure you hit at terminal velocity.

[Coligny]

He had money left in his wallet, and a gaijin card which allowed a provisional identification which police are now seeking to confirm.

Hints guys...

Check the picture of the guy on the card...

Check the face on the cadaver...

Tadaaaa... job done...

[Russell]

Hints guys...

Check the picture of the guy on the card...

Check the face on the cadaver...

Tadaaaa... job done...

All them foreigners look alike, so that may be a tough identification job. Better take his finger prints...

[Mike Oxlong]

Take it from an expert...
If you don't want to spend "an hour and a half" in pain in the hospital before dying, always leap from more than 10 stories---more than 15 is ideal to make sure you hit at terminal velocity.

I get the feeling from a lot of news reports that they probably mean "was declared dead an hour an a half later" rather than "died". Not sure the "reporters" are aware of the distinction.

[Coligny]

Take it fromm (LOCAL) an expert...
If you don't want to spend "an hour and a half" in pain in the hospital before dying, always leap from more than 10 stories---more than 15 is ideal to make sure you hit at terminal velocity.

Now for those with some internashiunnal experience...

I recommand Seoul Universitiy hospital if you are aiming for a cure without suffering.

Or some hospital in the sticks that I have to search the name if you want to see UBER hot Korean female doctors arguing with UBER+ hot Korean nurses...

Me Dj00ly and I were totally mesmerized to the point of fogetting the pain (for me at least, me Dj00ly is not got at empathy anyway). I was already picturing them fighting in monokini in a mud swimming pool. While me Dj00ly was still not understanding how the nurse dared to talk back, and why the doctor didn't punch her yet. We nearly asked for popcorm...

[Coligny]

I get the feeling from a lot of news reports that they probably mean "was declared dead an hour an a half later" rather than "died". Not sure the "reporters" are aware of the distinction.

Can't expect them to be trained to these subtelties while the only skill required seems to be able to stand out under the rain, wind or snow to report aboot approaching typhoons...

[sublight]

Hints guys...

Check the picture of the guy on the card...

Check the face on the cadaver...

Tadaaaa... job done...

Maybe not so simple after a seven-floor drop.

[Russell]

The question now is: what happened?

Suicide, accident, or did not pay his bill?

[Taro Toporific]

The question now is: what happened?

Suicide, accident, or did not pay his bill?

Nah, it was the "disappointment.":twisted:



Old FG thread: "Two naked Caucasians fall from 47 floor of Keio Plaza"

[Coligny]

The question now is: what happened?

Suicide, accident, or did not pay his bill?

BRILLIANT !!!

"this guy owe us a muney"

"kill him !!"

"but chief !?"

"I said KILL HIM!"

[Taro Toporific]

[Sa_Race]

I am not buying it. I have witnessed someone fall from only 15m high on the concrete, I was the first on the scene, and I have seen what it did to his legs and head. You just don't "bleed from an ear" if you ever fall from a 6 story building. Trust me.

So either the report is far from complete -it would be ok, readers don't need to know his brain was all over the pavement like egg yolk- or the police is clueless.

[Mulboyne]

I am not buying it....You just don't "bleed from an ear" if you ever fall from a 6 story building...

You've misread the report. He wasn't only bleeding from his ears. That's just what the passer-by said when she called the emergency services. He had more serious injuries which the police said were consistent with a fall from the building.