Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/03/11 (Wed)
40’s
Age
Kanagawa
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-15-1
Death
Outcome
Other
SAR Involved
Avalanche
Cause
Winter
Season
Solo
Party status
Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress had participated in a ski tour and visited Kirolos Snow World ski resort, but after notifying his family that he was going to the back of the mountain, he went missing. On April 19 of the same year, a friend who was searching for the rescuer found the rescuer buried in the snow with part of his body exposed on a slope beside a forest road on the north side of a commonly known 909m peak in Akaigawa Village. The cause of death was asphyxiation.
Extra details
Locale: 909Mmine (909m峰, 909m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Kanagawa
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、スキーツアーに参加し、キロロスノーワールドスキー場を訪れていたが、家族に「裏山に行く」と連絡を入れた後、行方不明となる。同年４月19日、遭難者を捜索していた友人が、赤井川村の通称909ｍ峰北側林道脇の斜面で、体の一部が露出して雪の中に埋没していた遭難者を発見。現場の状況などからスキー滑走中に雪崩に巻き込まれたとみられ、死因は窒息死
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：15｜発生日：2015/03/11｜曜日：水｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：909m峰 (909mみね), 909m, (余市郡赤井川村)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：神奈川県｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：会社役員｜態様：死亡｜原因：雪崩
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
