Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: ()
30’s
Age
Foreign citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID
Injury
Outcome
Ski patrol
SAR Involved
Other (Tree strike)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress visited the Niseko Grand Hirafu ski resort with a friend, and at around 0:20 p.m. on the same day, while snowboarding outside the ski resort course management area on the Hanazono course, he collided with a standing tree when he looked aside and injured his lower back and chest. At around 0:25 p.m. on the same day, a fellow skier who was with him called the Ski Patrol for rescue. The ski patrol rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Nisekoan-nupuri (ニセコアンヌプリ, 1308m)
Number in party: 4
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Foreign