Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/03/13 (Sun)
50’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-43-2
No injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Other
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The two people in distress entered the mountain with snowshoes from the Asari Gondola summit station at Kirolo Snow World Ski Resort at around 10:30 a.m., arrived at the summit of Yoichidake at around midnight the same day, and after having lunch there, the weather suddenly changed and they could not find their way down the mountain due to poor visibility caused by a snowstorm. At around 1:55 p.m. on the same day, he called the ski resort officials and requested rescue. The Hokkaido Police Mountain Distress Rescue Team found and rescued two people in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Yoichi-dake (余市岳, 1488m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 2
Residence: Hokkaido
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2016) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者２人は、午前10時30分頃、キロロスノーワールドスキー場朝里ゴンドラ山頂駅からスノーシューを履いて入山、同日午後０時頃、余市岳山頂に到着、同所で昼食後に天候が急変し、吹雪による視界不良で下山方向が分からなくなり、同日午後１時55分頃、スキー場関係者に電話連絡し、救助要請 （※道警山岳遭難救助隊が遭難者２人を発見救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：43｜発生日：2016/03/13｜曜日：日｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：余市岳 (よいちだけ), 1488m, (札幌市南区、余市郡赤井川村)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：2｜居住地：北海道｜性別：女｜年齢：50代｜職業：その他｜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）
