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Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)

Date of SAR event: ()

40’s

Age

Foreign citizen

Residence

SAR Event ID
Injury

Outcome

Guide

SAR Involved

Avalanche

Cause

Winter

Season

Group

Party status

Backcountry

Winter Activity

Google Translated Description
The person in distress was on a backcountry ski tour. At around 0:30 p.m. on the same day, an avalanche occurred while cutting snow on the slope to check the safety of the slope, and one guide was caught in the avalanche and left on the left foot. One guide was caught in the avalanche and injured his left leg. A colleague from the tour company rescued him.

Extra details

Locale: Chiku-zan (竹山, 940m)
Number in party: 4
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Foreign
References: Information translated from  by the Hokkaido Police.

Original Japanese Description

遭難者は、バックカントリースキーツアー（ガイド２人、客２人）のため午前９時頃にスノーモービルで入山、同日午後0時30分頃、滑走斜面の安全性を確認するため、斜面の雪を切る作業を実施中に雪崩が発生し、ガイド１人が雪崩に巻き込まれて左足を負傷、消防に通報し、救助要請 （※ツアー会社の同僚が救助）

Details as per Police data

年度：年度｜番号：｜発生日：｜曜日：｜山岳名、標高、市町村名： (), m, ()｜構成人数：｜遭難者数：｜居住地：｜性別：｜年齢：｜職業：｜態様：｜原因：

出典：（北海道警察）

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2015-3-1 Difficulty Rating

Category

Grade

Points

Strenuousness

Vertical Gain

D

25

Time ascending

D

0

Technicality

Altitude

D

0

Hazards

D

Navigation

D

Totals

25/100

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