acute mountain sickness

In his defence, US Navy doctors said he had been suffering from acute mountain sickness at the time of the accident.

At trial he said he had been suffering from “acute mountain sickness” just before the accident, but a judge disagreed.

They had climbed a portion of the mountain and were back in the car, heading to lunch and ice cream near the base of Mount Fuji, when, his family says, he suddenly lost consciousness after suffering acute mountain sickness.

They had climbed a portion of the mountain and were back in the car, heading to lunch and ice cream near the base of Mount Fuji, when, his family says, he suddenly lost consciousness after suffering acute mountain sickness.

At trial, he said he had been suffering from “acute mountain sickness” just before the accident, referring to a diagnosis he had received from a doctor.