Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/09/15 (Tue)
70’s
Age
Chiba
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-82-1
No injury
Outcome
Self Rescue
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The two victims were at the Iwaoibetsu trailhead at around 7:30 am. They entered the mountain from Shari-cho, arrived at Rausu-hira at around 0:30 p.m. the same day, and left Rausu-hira at around 1:00 p.m. the same day for the Rausu course. He started his descent in Rausu Town, but as it was his first time descending this course and sunset was approaching, he felt uneasy about getting lost and called 110 at around 5:35 p.m. on the same day, just past the overnight stop of the Rausu Course, and requested rescue. After the rescue call, they came into contact with a regular climber passing by, and at around 0:40 a.m. on the following day, the 16th, they descended by themselves to the Rausu Course trailhead.
Extra details
Locale: Rausu-dake (羅臼岳, 1661m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 2
Residence: Chiba
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2015) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者２人は、午前７時30分頃、岩尾別コース登山口（斜里町）から入山し、同日午後０時30分頃、羅臼平に到着、同日午後１時頃に羅臼平を出発して羅臼コース（羅臼町）で下山を開始したが、初めて下るコースで日没が近づき周囲が暗くなってきたため道に迷いそうで不安となり、同日午後５時35分頃、羅臼コースの泊場を過ぎた付近で110番通報し、救助要請 （※救助要請 後、同所を通りかかった一般登山者と接触し、翌16日午前０時40分頃、羅臼コース登山口に自力下山）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：82｜発生日：2015/09/15｜曜日：火｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：羅臼岳 (らうすだけ), 1661m, (斜里町、羅臼町)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：2｜居住地：千葉県｜性別：男｜年齢：70代｜職業：無職｜態様：無事｜原因：道迷い
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
