Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/03/26 (Sat)
40’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-49-1
Death
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Avalanche
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
They arrived at the 7th station of Mt. Yotei at around 9:45 a.m. on the same day and started skiing at around 10:00 a.m. on the same day. However, about 10 minutes later, he was caught in an avalanche and went missing. The avalanche was approximately 1,200 meters long and 10 to 20 meters wide. At around 0:35 p.m. on the same day, his companion called the fire department for help, and the fire department, the Hokkaido Police Mountain Disaster Rescue Team, and the Ground Self-Defense Force were dispatched to search for the missing persons. Yotei at an elevation of 895 meters. After the distressed person was rescued by a Hokkaido Police helicopter, his death was confirmed at a hospital.
Extra details
Locale: Youtei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
Number in party: 2
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、２人パーティーで午前５時30分頃に羊蹄山京極コースから入山、同日午前９時45分頃、羊蹄山７合目付近に到着し、同日午前10時頃から仲間と別れてスキー滑走を開始したが、約10分後、雪崩に巻き込まれて行方不明にな る。（雪崩の規模は全長約1200メートル、幅10～20メートル）同日午後0時35分頃、同行者が消防に救助要請し、消防、道警山岳遭難救助隊、陸上自衛隊等が出動し、遭難者の捜索を実施した結果、3月28日午後０時20分頃、羊蹄山標高895メートル付近の沢の中のデブリに埋没している遭難者を発見 （※道警ヘリで遭難者を救助後、病院において死亡確認）※死因～窒息
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：49｜発生日：2016/03/26｜曜日：土｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：羊蹄山 (ようていざん), 1898m, (倶知安町、ニセコ町、京極町、真狩村)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：会社員｜態様：死亡｜原因：雪崩
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２８年）（北海道警察）
