Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/02/25 (Thu)
30’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-30-1
Injury
Outcome
Ski patrol
SAR Involved
Other (Tree strike)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The missing persons had visited the Niseko Grand Hirafu ski resort with an acquaintance and had been snowboarding since around 8:30 a.m. At around 9:30 a.m. on the same day, they entered the ski resort course management area through Gate 4. At around 10:30 a.m. on the same day, while snowboarding outside the ski area, he failed to avoid a standing tree in the tree line and collided with it, injuring his left leg. The ski patrol rescued the distressed persons.
Extra details
Locale: Nisekoannupuri (ニセコアンヌプリ, 1308m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Hokkaido
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2016) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、知人と２人でニセコグランヒラフスキー場に訪れ、午前８時30分頃からスノーボードをしていたが、同日午前９時30分頃、４番ゲートからスキー場コース管理区域外に出てスノーボードで滑走中、同日午前10時30分頃、樹林帯の立木を避けきれず衝突し、左足を負傷、同日午前10時50分頃、同行者が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救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：30｜発生日：2016/02/25｜曜日：木｜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：2｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：30代｜職業：その他｜態様：負傷｜原因：その他（立木衝突）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２８年）（北海道警察）
