Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/02/10 (Tue)
30’s
Age
Tokyo
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-8-1
Injury
Outcome
Guide
SAR Involved
Other (Tree strike)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was on a backcountry tour in Mt. Pong at around 2:20 p.m. with 2 guides and 9 guests. While skiing down the slope at an elevation of about 350 meters, he miscalculated his skiing and collided with a standing tree, injuring his right thigh and calling for rescue by the tour guide. The local guide who received the rescue request rescued him by snowmobile.
Extra details
Locale: Pon-yama (ポン山, 444m)
Number in party: 11
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Tokyo
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、ポン山におけるバックカントリーツアー（ガイド２人、客９人）に参加し、午後２時20分頃、ポン山北側斜面（標高約350メートル付近）をスキーで滑降中、スキー操作を誤り立木に衝突して右大腿部を負傷し、ツアーガイドに救助要請 （※救助要請を受けた地元ガイドがスノーモービルで救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：8｜発生日：2015/02/10｜曜日：火｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：ポン山 (ポンやま), 444m, (利尻郡利尻富士町)｜構成人数：11｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：東京都｜性別：男｜年齢：30代｜職業：会社員｜態様：負傷｜原因：その他（立木衝突）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
