Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: ()
50’s
Age
Foreign citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID
No injury
Outcome
Ski patrol
SAR Involved
Other (unable to move)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The two missing persons had visited Niseko Annupuri International Ski Resort with their friends and had been snowboarding since around 1:00 p.m. At around 3:20 p.m. on the same day, they entered the ski resort’s controlled area through Gate 8 and were skiing down the slope. While skiing out of the ski resort management area, at around 3:40 p.m. on the same day, they were outside the ski course management area on the east side of the ski resort. He almost fell into a crevasse formed on the slope at an elevation of 640 meters, and was unable to move from the spot. Ski patrol found and rescued the two distressed persons.
Extra details
Locale: Nisekoan-nupuri (ニセコアンヌプリ, 1308m)
Number in party: 4
Number in party requiring assistance: 2
Citizenship: Foreign
Original Japanese Description
遭難者2人は、仲間と4人でニセコアンヌプリ国際スキー場に訪れ、午後1時頃からスノーボードをしていたが、同日午後3時20分頃、8番ゲートからスキー場管理区域に出て滑走中、同日午後3時40分頃、同スキー場東側のスキー場コース管理区域外(標高640メートル付近)の斜面に形成されたクレバスに転落しそうになり、その場から動くことができなくなり、友人を介してスキー場関係者に救助要請 (※スキーパトロール隊が遭難者2人を発見救助)
Details as per Police data
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