Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/01/24 (Sat)
20’s
Age
Australia
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-4-1
Injury
Outcome
Ski patrol
SAR Involved
Other (Tree strike)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was visiting Niseko Annupuri International Ski Resort with six friends, and while snowboarding outside the course area of the ski resort at around 8:30 a.m., he collided with a standing tree, injuring his left leg, and called the ski patrol for rescue. The ski patrol rescued him.
Extra details
Locale: Nisekoannupuri (ニセコアンヌプリ, 1308m)
Number in party: 7
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Australia
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、友人6人とニセコアンヌプリ国際スキー場を訪れ、午前8時30分頃、同スキー場のコース区域外をスノーボードで滑走中、立木に衝突して左足を負傷、スキーパトロール隊に通報し、救助要請 (※スキーパトロール隊が救助)
Details as per Police data
年度:2015年度|番号:4|発生日:2015/01/24|曜日:土|山岳名、標高、市町村名:ニセコアンヌプリ (ニセコアンヌプリ), 1308m, (虻田郡倶知安町、ニセコ町)|構成人数:7|遭難者数:1|居住地:オーストラリア|性別:男|年齢:20代|職業:会社員|態様:負傷|原因:その他(立木衝突)
出典:山岳遭難発生状況(平成27年)(北海道警察)