Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/07/04 (Sat)
20’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-44-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Trip
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from the Tokachidake Onsen trailhead at around 7:20 a.m., climbed to the summit of Kamikorokametku at around 10:00 a.m., and started skiing on the east slope just below the summit of Kamikorokametku. At around 0:20 p.m. on the same day, he lost his balance and fell, slid down a snow slope for about 100 meters and hit a rock, injuring his head and lower back. The local fire rescue team and the Hokkaido Police Mountain Distress Rescue Team were dispatched, and the climber was rescued by a Hokkaido Police helicopter.
Extra details
Locale: Kamihorokamettoku-yama (上ホロカメットク山, 1920m)
Number in party: 8
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Hokkaido
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、午前７時20分頃、十勝岳温泉登山口から入山し、午前10時頃に上ホロカメットク山に登頂、その後、上ホロカメットク山山頂直下の東斜面で残雪スキーを始めたが、同日午後０時20分頃、スキー滑走中にバランスを崩して転倒、雪渓斜面を約100メートル滑落して岩に衝突し、頭部及び腰部を負傷、同日午後0時30分頃、付近で事故を目撃した登山者が消防に通報し、救助要請 （※地元消防救助隊と道警山岳遭難救助隊が出動、道警ヘリで救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：44｜発生日：2015/07/04｜曜日：土｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：上ホロカメットク山 (かみホロカメットクやま), 1920m, (上富良野町、富良野市、南富良野町)｜構成人数：8｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：20代｜職業：大学生｜態様：負傷｜原因：転倒
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
