Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/05/30 (Sat)
40’s
Age
Saitama
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-30-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the Mt. Shakutan trailhead from the 2.5 station at around 10:45 a.m., reached the summit of Mt. Shakutan at around 1:00 p.m. on the same day, and started to descend after lunch. At around 6:45 p.m. on the same day, he sent a text message to his friend saying that he was lost on the way down the mountain and was going to bivouac. The same day at around 7:45 p.m., the same friend reported the incident to the police station. A helicopter of the Hokkaido Police found and rescued her.
Extra details
Locale: Shakotan-dake (積丹岳, 1255m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Saitama
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、午前10時45分頃、積丹岳登山口（2.5合目）から入山し、同日午後１時頃、積丹岳山頂に到着、昼食後に下山を開始したが、９合目を過ぎた雪渓で登山道を見失い、午後６時45分頃、友人に下山中に道に迷いビバークする旨をメールで連絡、同日午後７時45分頃、同友人が心配して警察（交番）に届出（※道警ヘリが発見、救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：30｜発生日：2015/05/30｜曜日：土｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：積丹岳 (しゃこたんだけ), 1255m, (積丹郡積丹町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：埼玉県｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：無職｜態様：負傷｜原因：道迷い
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
