Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/02/10 (Tue)
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30’s
Age
Tokyo
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-8-1
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Injury
Outcome
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Guide
SAR Involved
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Other (Tree strike)
Cause
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Winter
Season
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Group
Party status
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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)