Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/07/28 (Tue)
60’s
Age
Chiba
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-57-1
Injury
Outcome
Park ranger etc
SAR Involved
Fatigue
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
At around 8:00 a.m., two persons in distress entered the mountain from the Sugatami Ropeway Station and climbed up to the third viewing platform of the Sugatami Loop Course, but only the person in distress turned back to the Sugatami Ropeway Station to use the restroom. After that, they headed back to the third viewing platform of the Sugatami Loop Course to meet up with their companion, but they got lost on the way and became stuck near the seventh station of Mt. Another climber found the fatigued climber in distress and notified the staff at the Sugatami Ropeway Station. Asahidake Park Rangers rescue the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Asahi-dake (旭岳, 2291m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Chiba
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、午前８時頃、ロープウェイ姿見駅から２人で入山し、姿見周遊コース第３展望台まで登ったが、トイレのため遭難者のみロープウェイ姿見駅に一旦引き返した。その後、同行者に合流するため再度、姿見周遊コース第３展望台に向かったが、途中で道に迷い、旭岳７合目付近で疲労のため動けなくなる。他の登山者が疲労した遭難者を発見してロープウェイ姿見駅の職員に通報 （※旭岳パークレンジャーが遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：57｜発生日：2015/07/28｜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：2｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：千葉県｜性別：男｜年齢：60代｜職業：無職｜態様：負傷｜原因：疲労
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
