Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/09/03 (Sat)
60’s
Age
Tokyo
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-99-1
No injury
Outcome
Local Fire Dept
SAR Involved
Other (Improper equipment)
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain alone at around 12:45 p.m., reached the summit at around 4 p.m., and descended, but was unable to descend because it became dark at sunset. The distressed person’s wife reported the incident to the police station, and the police rescue team and firefighters contacted the distressed person and accompanied him down the mountain.
Extra details
Locale: Shari-dake (斜里岳, 1547m)
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
遭難者は午後12時45分頃単独で入山、午後4時頃山頂に到着し、下山するも日没で暗くなり下山不能となったもの。遭難者の妻が警察署に通報、警察救助隊と消防隊員で接触し、遭難者に付き添って下山。
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：99｜発生日：2016/09/03｜曜日：土｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：斜里岳 (しゃりだけ), 1547m, (斜里町、清里町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：東京都｜性別：男｜年齢：60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）
