Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/01/23 (Fri)
40’s
Age
Canada
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-3-1
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
Residence: Canada
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) 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:2015年度|番号:3|発生日:2015/01/23|曜日:金|山岳名、標高、市町村名:竹山 (ちくざん), 940m, (虻田郡留寿都村)|構成人数:4|遭難者数:1|居住地:カナダ|性別:男|年齢:40代|職業:その他|態様:負傷|原因:雪崩
出典:山岳遭難発生状況(平成27年)(北海道警察)