Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/03/21 (Sun)
50’s
Age
Tokyo
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-47-1
No injury
Outcome
Disaster SAR Helicopter
SAR Involved
Slip
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was visiting Asahidake Ski Resort with a friend and had been skiing outside the Asahidake Ski Resort course management area using the Asahidake ropeway since around 11:00 a.m. At around 1:45 p.m. on the same day, while skiing at around 1230 meters above sea level on the north side of the Asahidake ropeway, the person in distress was found and rescued. At around 1:45 p.m. on the same day, while skiing at an elevation of 1,230 meters on the north side of the Asahidake ropeway, he fell into a 2- to 3-meter-high snow hole due to not paying attention to the road ahead and was unable to escape. A disaster prevention helicopter found and rescued the distressed persons.
Extra details
Locale: Asahi-dake (旭岳, 2291m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Tokyo
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2016) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、友人と２人で旭岳スキー場に訪れ、午前11時頃から旭岳ロープウェイを利用して旭岳スキー場のコース管理区域外をスキーで滑っていたが、同日午後１時45分頃、旭岳ロープウェイ北側の標高1230メートル付近をスキーで滑走中、前方不注視により高さ２～３メートルの雪穴に転落して脱出できなくなり、同日午後１時55分頃、消防に通報し、救助要請 （※防災ヘリが遭難者を発見救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：47｜発生日：2016/03/21｜曜日：日｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：旭岳 (あさひだけ), 2291m, (上川郡東川町)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：東京都｜性別：男｜年齢：50代｜職業：医師｜態様：無事｜原因：転落
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２８年）（北海道警察）
