Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: ()
30’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID
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
Citizenship: JP other