Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/03/08 (Tue)
20’s
Age
Kyoto
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-37-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Fall
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Other
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from the Hirao course of Mt. Yotei with crampons at around 3:30 a.m. and arrived at the summit of Mt. At around 11:10 a.m. on the same day, while descending a steep slope at an elevation of 1100 meters where the snow surface was frozen hard, the crampons on his left foot came off, and when he tried to put them back on, he lost his balance and slipped about 100 meters down the slope, injuring his left thigh and other parts of his body. At around 11:30 a.m. on the same day, his companion called the fire department and requested rescue. The Hokkaido Police Mountain Distress Rescue Team rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Youtei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
Number in party: 8
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Kyoto
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2016) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、８人パーティーで午前３時30分頃、羊蹄山の比羅夫コースからアイゼン歩行で入山し、同日午前９時10分頃に羊蹄山山頂に到着、その後、遭難者が８人パーティーの最後尾で下山を開始したが、同日午前11時10分頃、標高1100メートル付近の雪面が硬く凍った急斜面傾斜を下山中、左足に装着していたアイゼンが外れたため、付け直そうとしたところバランスを崩して約100メートル滑落し、左大腿部などを負傷、同日午前11時30分頃、同行者が消防に通報し、救助要請 （※ 道警山岳遭難救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：37｜発生日：2016/03/08｜曜日：火｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：羊蹄山 (ようていざん), 1898m, (倶知安町、ニセコ町、京極町、真狩村)｜構成人数：8｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：京都府｜性別：男｜年齢：20代｜職業：大学生｜態様：負傷｜原因：滑落
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２８年）（北海道警察）
