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御嶽山の生還者がFacebookに手記「家族で死ぬのか...」覚悟した瞬間

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投稿日: 2014年10月02日 14時57分 JST 更新: 6分前

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「まだ鮮明に覚えているうちに、自分用の記録として残しておこうと思います」

9月29日、そんな書き出しから始まる手記が、Facebookに投稿された。投稿したのは、9月27日に家族で御嶽山に登り、噴火に巻き込まれた男性。間一髪で噴火の被害をまぬがれ、下山するまでを書いた壮絶な手記は、一般公開されており、多くの人の反響を呼んでいる。

男性は、当日の午前6時半から、妻と子供2人の家族4人で王滝口登山道から登山を開始。小さな子供たちと休憩をとりながら4時間ほどで「王滝頂上」に着いたという。小さな子供がいるのでトイレに近い広場で早めの昼休憩を過ごした。

下山までの時間などを考慮して引き返すことにしたが、子供たちは山頂の「剣ヶ峰」まで「行きたい！」と主張したという。どうしようかと考えながら荷物をまとめ、全員がザックを背負った、その瞬間「バリバリバリ、ドカーン！！！！」という物凄い音がした……。

「バリバリバリ、ドカーン！！！！」
ものすごい音が…
カミナリか！？
と一瞬思い、その音がした地獄谷の方を見ると、
目の前の谷から大きな噴煙が立ち上がりました。
えっ　……　噴火…？？？

周りにいた登山者全員が状況を把握できず、
「写真！写真！」
という声が聞こえてくるなど、
その瞬間は恐怖を感じる事も出来ない程、
誰もが状況を把握していませんでした。
しかし最初の噴火から10秒弱…

「ドドドド…ドカーン！！！！」
という爆音とともに、最初の噴煙とは比べ物にならない
大きな噴煙の柱が空高く舞い上がるとともに、
もの凄い早さで自分たちのいる方に向かってきました。

男性は、とっさに昼休憩のときに行ったトイレの真下に何か入り口のようなものがあったことを思い出して、その空間に駆け込んだという。すぐに外は噴煙に包まれた。男性が逃げ込んだ場所は、トイレ真下にある高さ1メートル40センチの倉庫として使われていた汚物タンク置き場だった。

タオル等で押さえていても息が出来ない程の
ガスが充満してきて、ここで本当に死を意識しました。

（コレが続いたら、絶対に助からない…）
（どうすればいい…）
（こんなところで家族で死ぬのか…）
（子供だけでも何とかして助けられないか…）
本当にいろいろな事が脳裏をよぎり、
何とも言えない気持ちになりました。

男性と家族は、一緒になったグループとともに消防に連絡した後、窓のない空間で轟音や噴煙に耐えた。約1時間半後、静かになったタイミングで外の状況を確認し、火山灰は30センチほど降り積もるなか、山荘に残っていたヘルメットをかぶり下山を開始したという。

手記には、噴火後の現場や、山小屋のスタッフのサポートを受けながら、登山口まで戻ってくる様子がまとめられている。

下山後「あの場所にいて今生きている事に、まだ不思議な感じです」と振り返る男性。生かされた意味を考えながら、犠牲者への哀悼と、けが人の回復を祈っている。

山小屋のスタッフをはじめ地元のボランティアの方々、
警察や消防の方々、そして自衛隊の方々、本当に多くの方々が
今も救助活動を行っています。

（中略）

今回の経験で、本当にいろいろな事を考えさせられました。
生かされた命。
その意味を考えて生きていこう。と
ただ今は
犠牲になられた方へ心からのご冥福を。
怪我をされた方の一日も早いご回復を。
そして安否確認がとれない方がご無事である事を祈るばかりです。

10月2日12時50分現在、この投稿はFacebook上で5600件以上シェアされている。

【UPDATE】男性の投稿の一般公開は停止された。男性は「シェアいただいていた投稿の共有範囲を制限させていただきました」と書いている。(2014/10/02 19:43）

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Smoke rises from mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Japanese rescuers September 29 resumed a grim operation to recover more bodies after 31 people were believed killed in a volcanic eruption, as survivors told of seeing hikers die when tonnes of ash and rocks thundered from the sky. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Rescue workers load a injured hiker into a rescue helicopter at Kiso hospital on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
A vehicle (back) loaded with dead bodies, that were retrieved by helicopter from the summit of the Mount Ontake, leaves a park in Otaki village, Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Firefighters, police and troops resumed search operations on a volcano in central Japan after four confirmed fatalities with at least 27 other people feared dead. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
A vehicle loaded with dead bodies, that were retrieved by helicopter from the summit of the Mount Ontake, leaves a park in Otaki village, Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Firefighters, police and troops resumed search operations on a volcano in central Japan after four confirmed fatalities with at least 27 other people feared dead. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
A vehicle (back) loaded with dead bodies, that were retrieved by helicopter from the summit of the Mount Ontake, leaves a park in Otaki village, Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Firefighters, police and troops resumed search operations on a volcano in central Japan after four confirmed fatalities with at least 27 other people feared dead. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
Bereaved parties leave a morgue, where enshrined dead bodies rest, following the volcanic eruption on Mount Ontake in Kiso, Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Japanese rescuers Spetember 29 resumed a grim operation to recover more bodies after 31 people were believed killed in a volcanic eruption, as survivors told of seeing hikers die when tonnes of ash and rocks thundered from the sky. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
Bereaved parties arrive at a morgue, where enshrined dead bodies rest, following the volcanic eruption on Mount Ontake in Kiso, Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Japanese rescuers Spetember 29 resumed a grim operation to recover more bodies after 31 people were believed killed in a volcanic eruption, as survivors told of seeing hikers die when tonnes of ash and rocks thundered from the sky. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Rescue teams climb the ridge of a mountain covered with volcanic ash from Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Firefighters, police and troops resumed search operations on a volcano in central Japan after four confirmed fatalities with at least 27 other people feared dead. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Japan Ground Self-Defence Force's personnel tanks are seen as they prepare to search hikers at Mt. Ontake on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Japan Ground Self-Defence Force's personnel tanks are seen as they prepare to search hikers at Mt. Ontake on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
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OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: A rescue helicopter, loaded a injured hiker, lift off from Kiso hospital on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Mt. Ontake spews volcanic ash as a Japan Ground Self-Defence Force's helicopter rescues hikers on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
Helicopters rescue a stranded hiker from the top of Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. T he eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-feet) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
This picture shows a helicopter flying over mountain hut covered in volcanic ash from Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
This picture shows a helicopter (top-R) flying over mountain hut covered in volcanic ash from Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
This picture shows smoke rising from Mount Ontake and the hills covered with volcanic ash in Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Photographers gather at the foot of the Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
A policeman stands guard at the entrance of a raod leading to the mountain trail of Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
Fire department vehicles enter a road leading to the mountain trail of Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
Fire department vehicles enter a road leading to the mountain trail of Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Mt. Ontake spews volcanic ash as search and rescue team workers moves to Mt. Ontake on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Mt. Ontake spews volcanic ash on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Mt. Ontake spews volcanic ash on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Mt. Ontake spews volcanic ash on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
This picture shows a smoke rising from Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
This picture shows a smoke rising from Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
This picture shows a smoke rising from Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
This picture shows a smoke rising from Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
This picture shows a smoke rising from Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 28, 2014. The volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Mt. Ontake spews volcanic ash on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Mt. Ontake spews volcanic ash on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Mt. Ontake spews volcanic ash on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Mt. Ontake spews volcanic ash on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
An ambulance passes by reporters covering the eruption at Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Firefighters, police and troops resumed search operations on a volcano in central Japan after four confirmed fatalities with at least 27 other people feared dead. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
Rescue teams climb the ridge of a mountain covered with volcanic ash from Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Firefighters, police and troops resumed search operations on a volcano in central Japan after four confirmed fatalities with at least 27 other people feared dead. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
Rescue teams climb the ridge of a mountain covered with volcanic ash from Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Firefighters, police and troops resumed search operations on a volcano in central Japan after four confirmed fatalities with at least 27 other people feared dead. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
A vehicle (back) loaded with dead bodies, that were retrieved by helicopter from the summit of the Mount Ontake, leaves a park in Otaki village, Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Firefighters, police and troops resumed search operations on a volcano in central Japan after four confirmed fatalities with at least 27 other people feared dead. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
Bereaved parties leave a morgue, where enshrined dead bodies rest, following the volcanic eruption on Mount Ontake in Kiso, Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Japanese rescuers Spetember 29 resumed a grim operation to recover more bodies after 31 people were believed killed in a volcanic eruption, as survivors told of seeing hikers die when tonnes of ash and rocks thundered from the sky. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
A military helicopter leaves a temporary landing site for a resque mission on Mount Ontake in Otaki, Nagano prefecture on September 29, 2014. Japanese rescuers Spetember 29 resumed a grim operation to recover more bodies after 31 people were believed killed in a volcanic eruption, as survivors told of seeing hikers die when tonnes of ash and rocks thundered from the sky. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
OTAKI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Japan Ground Self-Defence Force's personnel tanks are seen as they prepare to search hikers at Mt. Ontake on September 28, 2014 in Otaki, Japan. The eruption of Mt. Ontake injured at least 32 people, and more than 250 hikers are still left stranded near the peak. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
御嶽山での救助・捜索作業を終え、撤収する消防隊員ら＝１日午後３時５６分、長野県王滝村　撮影日：2014年10月01日
夜明け前に登山道から捜索活動へ向かう捜索隊員＝１日午前５時１８分、長野県王滝村　撮影日：2014年10月01日
救助活動を再開し、捜索のため自衛隊のヘリに乗り込む捜索隊＝１日午前７時２６分、長野県王滝村　撮影日：2014年10月01日
噴火の翌日、御嶽山の８、９合目付近で救助活動する東京消防庁山岳救助隊＝２８日［東京消防庁提供］　撮影日：2014年09月28日
御嶽山噴火後、初めての登校日となった長野県王滝村の王滝小中学校では、児童らがマスクやヘルメットを着用して登校した＝３０日午前８時３分　撮影日：2014年09月30日
噴煙が上がる御嶽山への登山口を進む自衛隊車両＝３０日午前５時３０分、長野県王滝村　撮影日：2014年09月30日