Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/05/02 (Mon)
60’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-55-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from the Makari course at around 7:00 a.m. and turned around at around 11:00 a.m. to go back down from the fifth station, but lost his footprints on a snowy ravine and called for rescue. A Hokkaido Police helicopter found and rescued the distressed persons.
Extra details
Locale: Youtei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Hokkaido
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2016) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午前7時頃真狩コースから入山し、午前11時ころに5合目付近から引き返して下山したが、途中で雪渓上の足跡を見失って道に迷い救助要請。(道警ヘリが遭難者を発見救助)
Details as per Police data
年度:2016年度|番号:55|発生日:2016/05/02|曜日:月|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:1|遭難者数:1|居住地:北海道|性別:男|年齢:60代|職業:無職|態様:無事|原因:道迷い
出典:山岳遭難発生状況(平成28年)(北海道警察)