Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/12/20 (Sun)
50’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-96-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Winter
Season
Solo
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was at Motoyama at around 7:00 a.m. However, around 1:00 p.m. on the same day, he lost his way due to poor visibility caused by snowfall near the Senba Mine trailhead, and around 3:00 p.m. on the same day, he informed his family that he had lost his way. The family called 110 at around 4:50 p.m. on the same day and requested rescue. Later that same day, Hokkaido Police mountain rescue team members found the person in distress and rescued him.
Extra details
Locale: Muine-yama (無意根山, 1464m)
Number in party: 1
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時頃、元山（豊羽鉱山）コース登山口から日帰り予定で山スキーを履き入山したが、同日午後１時頃、千尺高地付近において降雪による視界不良で下山方向を見失い、同日午後３時頃、家族に「道に迷った」旨を連絡、その後、遭難者の安否を心配した家族が同日午後４時50頃、110番通報し、救助要請 （※同日夜、道警山岳遭難救助隊員が遭難者を発見、救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：96｜発生日：2015/12/20｜曜日：日｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：無意根山 (むいねやま), 1464m, (札幌市南区、虻田郡京極町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：50代｜職業：その他｜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）
