Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/10/17 (Sat)
Up to 20
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-92-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Other (hit rock while sliding)
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from the Bogakudai trailhead at around 7:10 a.m., reached the summit of Tokachi-dake at around 10:10 a.m., and was descending the snow-covered slope by sliding on his backside at around 11:00 a.m. on the same day, near the 8th station. At around 11:00 a.m. on the same day, he hit his buttocks hard on a rock on the slope at an altitude of 1,840 meters, injured his buttocks, and became unable to walk. Rescued by a Hokkaido Police helicopter.
Extra details
Locale: Tokachi-dake (十勝岳, 2077m)
Number in party: 5
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、午前７時10分頃、望岳台登山口から入山、同日午前10時10分頃、十勝岳山頂に到着、その後、積雪斜面を尻滑りで下山していたところ、同日午前11時00分頃、８合目付近（標高1,840メートル）で斜面上の岩に臀部を強打し、臀部を負傷して歩行不能となり、同日午前11時15分頃、消防に通報し、救助要請 （※道警ヘリで救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：92｜発生日：2015/10/17｜曜日：土｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：十勝岳 (とかちだけ), 2077m, (美瑛町、上富良野町、新得町)｜構成人数：5｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：10代｜職業：高校生｜態様：負傷｜原因：その他（尻滑り中岩に衝突）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２７年）（北海道警察）
