Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/08/22 (Sat)
50’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-72-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Heatstroke
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
At around 6:20 a.m. on August 22, the people in distress entered the mountain from the Hachinosawa outcrop on the Totsubetsu River and were aiming for Horoshiri-dake (幌尻岳). At around 7:10 p.m. on the same day, while setting up a tent at an elevation of 1,800 meters and using a gas stove to boil water in the tent, the gas stove collapsed and the victim’s right hand and both legs were scalded by the boiling water. At around 7:45 p.m. on the same day, he called the police through an acquaintance and requested rescue. Rescued by a Hokkaido Police helicopter in the early morning of the following day, August 23.
Extra details
Locale: Tottabetsu-dake (戸蔦別岳, 1959m)
Number in party: 2
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22日午前６時20分頃、戸蔦別川八ノ沢出合いから入渓し、幌尻岳を目指していたが、同日午後７時10分頃、戸蔦別岳北東斜面（標高1,800メートル付近）でテントを設営し、テント内でガスコンロを使用してお湯を沸かしていたところ、ガスコンロが倒れて遭難者の右手及び両足に熱湯がかかり熱傷（Ⅱ度）を負い、同日午後７時45分頃、知人を介して警察に通報し、救助要請 （※翌８月23日早朝、道警ヘリで救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：72｜発生日：2015/08/22｜曜日：土｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：戸蔦別岳 (とったべつだけ), 1959m, (平取町、新冠町、帯広市)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：50代｜職業：団体職員｜態様：負傷｜原因：その他(熱中症)
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
