Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/01/20 (Wed)
20’s
Age
Tokyo
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-8-1
No injury
Outcome
Local Fire Dept
SAR Involved
Other (Improper equipment)
Cause
Winter
Season
Solo
Party status
Other
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
Around 11:50 a.m., the person in distress was on the Mt. Jikei course entrance and was lightly equipped. Moiwa and started to descend, but with 400-500 meters remaining to the trailhead, his toes became cold and he subsequently became immobile due to hypothermia, and a passing climber requested rescue. Fire and rescue team rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Moiwa-yama (藻岩山, 531m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Tokyo
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2016) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、午前11時50分頃、藻岩山登山道（慈恵会コース）入口から軽装備（登山用とは別の一般的な革靴）で入山し、藻岩山中腹から引き返して下山を開始したが、登山口まで残り400～500メートル付近で足先が冷たくなり、その後、低体温症で動けなくなり、同所を通りかかった登山者に救助要請 （※消防救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：8｜発生日：2016/01/20｜曜日：水｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：藻岩山 (もいわやま), 531m, (札幌市南区)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：東京都｜性別：男｜年齢：20代｜職業：会社員｜態様：無事｜原因：その他（装備不備）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２８年）（北海道警察）
