Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/07/13 (Wed)
60’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-78-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Other (Cramp in legs)
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
After arriving at the summit of Mt. Fushimidake, the victim’s legs cramped up and he was unable to walk. His companion called the fire department and a Hokkaido Police helicopter was sent to rescue him, but was unable to enter the area due to bad weather. The person in distress descended the mountain on his own and met the rescue team at the second station.
Extra details
Locale: Fushimi-dake (伏美岳, 1792m)
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
遭難者は伏美岳山頂に到着したあと、休憩中に足が痙攣し歩けなくなったことから、同行者が消防通報、道警ヘリが救助に向かうも、天候不良で現場進入不可。遭難者は自力で下山し、2合目付近で救助隊と合流し下山したもの。
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：78｜発生日：2016/07/13｜曜日：水｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：伏美岳 (ふしみだけ), 1792m, (芽室町)｜構成人数：2｜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：その他(足の痙攣)
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２８年）（北海道警察）
