Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/08/10 (Mon)
60’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-69-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Trip
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from the Makari course at around 2:00 p.m. on August 9, stayed at the evacuation hut at the 9th station, and started to descend at around 8:00 a.m. on the following day, August 10. They started their descent at around 8:00 a.m. on the following day, August 10, near the 7th station. While descending at an elevation of 1,560 meters, he tripped over a stone and fell, injuring his left knee and ankle. Rescued by a Hokkaido Police helicopter.
Extra details
Locale: Youtei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
Number in party: 7
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Hokkaido
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、８月９日午後２時頃、真狩コース登山コースから入山し、９合目の避難小屋に宿泊、翌８月10日午前８時頃に下山を開始したが７合目付近（標高1,560メートル付近）を下山中、石につまずいて転倒し、左膝及び左足首を負傷、同日午前９時40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：69｜発生日：2015/08/10｜曜日：月｜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：7｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：60代｜職業：その他｜態様：負傷｜原因：転倒
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
