Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/09/20 (Wed)
50’s
Age
China
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-106-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Fatigue
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress had planned to start climbing from the Oshidomari Course with five others, and descend to the Kutsugata Course after reaching the summit, but he was too tired to move and took a rest near the ninth station of the Kutsugata Course. The next morning, he began his descent and was rescued by a Hokkaido Police helicopter when he was near the fifth station.
Extra details
Locale: Rishiri-zan (利尻山, 1721m)
Number in party: 5
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: China
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2016) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は仲間５名と鴛泊コースから登山を開始し、山頂を経て沓形コースに下山する予定であったが、疲労で動けなくなり沓形コースの９合目付近で休憩した。翌朝下山をはじめ、５合目付近にいるところを道警ヘリで救助。
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：106｜発生日：2016/09/20｜曜日：水｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：利尻山 (りしりざん), 1721m, (利尻郡利尻町・利尻富士町)｜構成人数：5｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：中国｜性別：男｜年齢：50代｜職業：不明｜態様：無事｜原因：疲労
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２８年）（北海道警察）
