Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/08/05 (Wed)
60’s
Age
Hiroshima
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-65-1
No injury
Outcome
Local Fire Dept
SAR Involved
Other (Improper equipment)
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain at around 7:30 a.m. from the Akankohan Course trailhead, climbed up the mountain while taking pictures, reached the summit of Mt. At around 6:10 p.m. on the same day, after descending to the first station of Mt. Ouakan, it became dark and the climber was unable to descend because he was not carrying any lighting equipment. Rescue workers and firefighters found the person in distress and rescued him.
Extra details
Locale: Oakan-dake (雄阿寒岳, 1371m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Hiroshima
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、午前７時30分頃、阿寒湖畔コース登山口から入山 し、写真を撮りながら登り、同日午後２時25分頃、雄阿寒岳に登頂、同日午後２時30分頃に下山を開始したが、同日午後６時10分頃、雄阿寒岳１合目付近まで下ったところで周囲が暗くなり、照明器具を携行していなかったため下山することができなくな り、同日午後７時15分頃、110番通報し、救助要請 （※駐在所員及び消防隊員が遭難者を発見、救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：65｜発生日：2015/08/05｜曜日：水｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：雄阿寒岳 (おあかんだけ), 1371m, (釧路市)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：広島県｜性別：男｜年齢：60代｜職業：無職｜態様：無事｜原因：その他（装備不備）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
