Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/07/12 (Sun)
40’s
Age
Ibaraki
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-54-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Heatstroke
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was found at Jurokunosawa at around 7:00 am. At around 2:20 p.m. on the same day, he reached the summit of Mt. Nipesotsu and started to descend. At around 6:45 p.m. on the same day, about 1 km above the Tengu Col, he became dehydrated and became unable to move. He called 110 and requested rescue. The next morning, while descending with other climbers, a member of the Hokkaido Police Mountain Disaster Rescue Team found the person in distress and rescued him.
Extra details
Locale: Nipesotsu-yama (ニペソツ山, 2013m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Ibaraki
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、午前７時頃、十六ノ沢（杉沢）コース登山口から入 山、同日午後２時20分頃、ニペソツ山に登頂し、下山を開始したが、同日午後６時45分頃、天狗コルから約１キロメートル上方において脱水症で行動不能となり、110番通報し、救助要請 （※翌朝、他登山者と一緒に下山中、道警山岳遭難救助隊員が遭難者を発見、救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：54｜発生日：2015/07/12｜曜日：日｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：ニペソツ山 (にぺそつやま), 2013m, (上士幌町、新得町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：茨城県｜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）
