Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/07/10 (Fri)
40’s
Age
Kyoto
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-51-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Heatstroke
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from the Makari Course trailhead at around 9:00 a.m., planning to stay at the 9th station refuge hut, but at around 4:00 p.m. on the same day, while climbing near the 7th station, he became unable to move due to dehydration and both legs were suspended. Around 5:50 p.m. on the same day, he called the fire department and requested rescue. Rescued by a Hokkaido Police helicopter.
Extra details
Locale: Youtei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Kyoto
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、９合目の避難小屋に宿泊予定で午前９時頃、真狩コース登山口から入山したが、同日午後４時頃、７合目付近を登山中、脱水症で両足がつり動けなくなり、同日午後５時50分頃、消防に通報し、救助要請 (※道警ヘリで救助)
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：51｜発生日：2015/07/10｜曜日：金｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：羊蹄山 (ようていざん), 1898m, (倶知安町、ニセコ町、京極町、真狩村)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：京都府｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：会社員｜態様：無事｜原因：その他(脱水症)
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
