Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/04/06 (Wed)
20’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-52-1
Death
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Other (Hypothermia)
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The two victims entered the mountain from the Oniwaki direction of Mt. Rishiri on April 4, and descended via the Nanryo route to the Oshidomari direction for three days and two nights. One of them became inoperable due to hypothermia just before the South Peak, and at 6:55 p.m. on April 6, he called 110 through an acquaintance and requested rescue. On April 7, a Hokkaido Police helicopter found the two victims in distress, and one of them died. One died, and the other was injured by hypothermia. The next day, he was discharged from the hospital.
Extra details
Locale: Rishiri-zan (利尻山, 1721m)
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名は4月4日に利尻山の鬼脇方面から入山し、南陵ルートを経て鴛泊方面に下山する2泊3日（予備日２日）の行程で登山をしていたが、南峰の手前で1名が低体温症で行動不能となり、4月6日午後6時55分に知人を介して110番通報し、救助要請 （※翌4月7日道警ヘリが遭難者2名を発見収容） 1名は死亡（低体温症）1名は負傷（翌日退院）
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：52｜発生日：2016/04/06｜曜日：水｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：利尻山 (りしりざん), 1721m, (利尻郡利尻町・利尻富士町)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：2｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：20代｜職業：大学生｜態様：死亡｜原因：その他(低体温症)
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２８年）（北海道警察）
