Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/07/23 (Sat)
40’s
Age
Osaka
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-86-1
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 Rausu-cho side and was climbing near the 9th station when he encountered a bear and lost the trail while confronting it. He was found and rescued by police helicopter.
Extra details
Locale: Rausu-dake (羅臼岳, 1661m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Osaka
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2016) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は羅臼町側から入山し9合目付近を登山中に熊に遭遇して対峙しているうちに登山道を見失い、道に迷ったもの。警察ヘリで発見救助。
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：86｜発生日：2016/07/23｜曜日：土｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：羅臼岳 (らうすだけ), 1661m, (斜里町、羅臼町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：大阪府｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：会社員｜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）
