Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/10/17 (Tue)
60’s
Age
Hyogo
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-109-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
After climbing Mt. Tomuraushi alone, the person in distress lost sight of the trail due to thick fog on the way down the mountain and bivouacked in the middle of the mountain.
Extra details
Locale: Tomuraushi-yama (トムラウシ山, 2141m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Hyogo
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2016) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は単独でトムラウシ山に登頂後、下山途中に濃霧のため登山道を見失ったために、山中でビバークし、翌朝道警の救助隊が発見し、ヘリにて救助。
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：109｜発生日：2016/10/17｜曜日：火｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：トムラウシ山 (トムラウシやま), 2141m, (美瑛町、新得町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：兵庫県｜性別：男｜年齢：60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２８年）（北海道警察）
