Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2015/12/20 (Sun)
40’s
Age
Tokyo
Residence
SAR Event ID 2015-97-1
No injury
Outcome
Ski patrol
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress had visited Kirolos Snow World Ski Resort with a friend and had been snowboarding since around 1:00 p.m. They entered the slope near the Asari Gondola summit station in the direction of Asarisawa River to ski on fresh snow. He entered outside the ski resort management area. At around 4:00 p.m. on the same day, he called his friend on his cell phone because he lost his way while snowboarding. The same night, ski patrol found the person in distress and rescued him.
Extra details
Locale: Nagamine-dake (長峰岳, 1080m)
Number in party: 2
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、友人と２人でキロロスノーワールドスキー場を訪れ、午後１時頃からスノーボードをしていたが、新雪を滑るため朝里ゴンドラ山頂駅付近から朝里沢川方向の斜面（スキー場管理区域外）に入り込んだが、同日午後４時頃、スノーボードで滑走中に道に迷ったため、友人に携帯電話で連絡 （※同日夜、スキーパトロールが遭難者を発見、救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2015年度｜番号：97｜発生日：2015/12/20｜曜日：日｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：長峰岳 (ながみねだけ), 1080m, (余市郡赤井川村)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：東京都｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：会社員｜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）
