Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/02/10 (Wed)
30’s
Age
China
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-21-1
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 the Niseko Grand Hirafu ski resort with a friend and had been snowboarding on the Hanazono course at around 3:00 p.m. The same day at around 3:30 p.m., while skiing alone outside of the ski resort course management area, the person in distress lost his bearings at around 4:00 p.m.. At around 4:00 p.m. on the same day, he lost his bearings and became lost, and requested rescue assistance from ski resort personnel through a friend. Ski patrol found the person in distress and rescued him.
Extra details
Locale: Nisekoannupuri (ニセコアンヌプリ, 1308m)
Number in party: 3
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、友人と３人でニセコグランヒラフスキー場に訪れ、午後３時頃から同スキー場の花園コースでスノーボードをしていたが、同日午後３時30分頃、単独でスキー場コース管理区域外に出て滑走中、同日午後４時頃、方向を見失い道に迷い、友人を介してスキー場関係者に救助要請 （※スキーパトロール隊が遭難者を発見救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：21｜発生日：2016/02/10｜曜日：水｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：ニセコアンヌプリ (ニセコアンヌプリ), 1308m, (虻田郡倶知安町、ニセコ町)｜構成人数：3｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：中国｜性別：女｜年齢：30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）
