Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/02/17 (Wed)
30’s
Age
Australia
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-23-2
No injury
Outcome
Ski patrol
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The two missing persons had visited Rusutsu Resort ski resort and were snowboarding outside the ski resort course management area on the south side of Mount Izora when they lost their bearings at around 11:30 a.m. and called their friend for help by cell phone. Ski patrol found and rescued two people in distress near Juubei Swamp.
Extra details
Locale: Nukkibetsu-yama (貫気別山, 994m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 2
Residence: Australia
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2016) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者２人は、ルスツリゾートスキー場を訪れ、マウントイゾラ南側のスキー場 コース管理区域外に出てスノーボードをしていたが、午前11時30分頃、方向を見失い道に迷い、携帯電話で友人に救助要請 （※スキーパトロール隊が重兵衛沼付近で遭難者２人を発見救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：23｜発生日：2016/02/17｜曜日：水｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：貫気別山 (ぬっきべつやま), 994m, (虻田郡留寿都村)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：2｜居住地：オーストラリア｜性別：男｜年齢：30代｜職業：不明｜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）
