Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/03/10 (Thu)
60’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-40-1
Death
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Other (Hypothermia)
Cause
Winter
Season
Solo
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress had entered the mountain by walking skis from the Takihue Tunnel on the north side of Mt. Shiraoedake at around 5:20 p.m. on the same day, the person in distress called 119 to report that he had become immobile at the summit of Mt. The Hokkaido Police Mountain Distress Rescue Team found the person in distress and transported him to the trailhead together with the Fire and Rescue Team.
Extra details
Locale: Shiraoi-dake (白老岳, 968m)
Number in party: 1
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、白老岳北側の滝笛トンネル付近から歩くスキーで入山したが（入山時刻不明）、同日午後５時20分頃、白老岳山頂付において体が動かなくなったと遭難者本人が119通報し、救助要請 （※道警山岳遭難救助隊が遭難者を発見、消防救助隊とともに登山口まで搬送）※死因～低体温症
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：40｜発生日：2016/03/10｜曜日：木｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：白老岳 (しらおいだけ), 968m, (伊達市、白老町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：60代｜職業：会社員｜態様：死亡｜原因：その他(低体温症)
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２８年）（北海道警察）
