Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/07/07 (Tue)
40’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-46-1
No injury
Outcome
Self Rescue
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress boarded a ropeway departing at 6:00 a.m. and entered the mountain from the Sugatami Station toward the summit of Asahidake (旭岳). He lost his way, and at around 9:00 a.m. on the same day, he called 110 and requested rescue. A nature conservation officer and a town hall employee were dispatched to ring the bell at the fifth station, and the person in distress descended the mountain by himself.
Extra details
Locale: Asahi-dake (旭岳, 2291m)
Number in party: 1
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６時発のロープウェイに乗車し、姿見駅から旭岳山頂に向けて入山したが、同日午前７時30分頃、６合目付近まで登ったところ濃霧で視界が悪くなり下山を開始、下山途中で登山道を見失い道に迷い、同日午前９時頃、110番通報し、救助要請 （※自然保護官、役場職員が出動して５合目に設置されている鐘を鳴らしていたところ遭難者は自力下山）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：46｜発生日：2015/07/07｜曜日：火｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：旭岳 (あさひだけ), 2291m, (上川郡東川町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：自営業｜態様：無事｜原因：道迷い
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
