2 climbing companions of ex-F1 driver Katayama found dead

GOTEMBA, Japan - Former Formula One racing driver Ukyo Katayama speaks to reporters in front of the Gotemba police station in Shizuoka Prefecture on Dec. 19, 2009, after seeing the bodies of his two climbing companions. Katayama and his company's employees Eiichi Usami and Toshio Horikawa began climbing the 3,776-meter Mt. Fuji on Dec. 17 but were stranded on the mountain. (Kyodo)

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