Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/03/21 (Sun)
20’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-46-1
Death
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Bad weather
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered Mt. Kaibetsu from the Shari-cho side of the mountain by mountain skiing at around 7:00 a.m. on March 20, but due to poor visibility caused by a snow storm, one of his companions became separated from him while climbing the mountain and went down the mountain alone. The distressed person lost consciousness, so his companion who was with him descended the mountain and called the police at around 4:50 a.m. on March 21. At around 4:50 a.m. on March 21, a rescue call was made to the police. A Hokkaido Police helicopter and the Hokkaido Police Mountain Distress Rescue Team were dispatched, and the Hokkaido Police helicopter found and rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Unabetsu-dake (海別岳, 1419m)
Number in party: 3
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、３人パーティーで３月20日午前７時頃、斜里町側から海別岳に山スキーで入山したが、暴風雪による視界不良のため登山中に仲間１人がはぐれて単独下山、遭難者と仲間の２人で山頂を目指したが、悪天候のため途中で引き返し、下山中に深夜となったため樹林帯でビバークていたところ、遭難者の意識がなくなったため、一緒にいた仲間が下山して３月21日午前４時50分頃、警察に救助要請。 （※道警ヘリ、道警山岳遭難救助隊などが出動し、道警ヘリが遭難者を発見救助）※死因～低体温症
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：46｜発生日：2016/03/21｜曜日：日｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：海別岳 (うなべつだけ), 1419m, (斜里町、標津町、羅臼町)｜構成人数：3｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：20代｜職業：大学生｜態様：死亡｜原因：悪天候
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２８年）（北海道警察）
