Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/02/06 (Fri)
40’s
Age
Sweden
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-6-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Fall
Cause
Winter
Season
Solo
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
At around 0:05 p.m., the person in distress was skiing down from the summit of Asahidake (旭岳) when he got caught in a hollow and fell down. A climber in the vicinity reported the incident to the police station and requested rescue. Rescued by a Hokkaido Police helicopter.
Extra details
Locale: Asahi-dake (旭岳, 2291m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Sweden
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、午後０時５分頃、旭岳山頂付近からスキーで滑降中、くぼみに足をとられて転倒し、旭岳６合目付近の地獄谷（標高1840メートル付近）まで滑落して顔面及び右足を負傷、付近にいた登山者が警察署に通報し、救助要請 （※道警ヘリで救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：6｜発生日：2015/02/06｜曜日：金｜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：スウェーデン｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：不明｜態様：負傷｜原因：滑落
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
