Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2017/08/29 (Tue)
60’s
Age
Hiroshima
Residence
SAR Event ID 2017-101-2
Death
Outcome
Disaster SAR Helicopter
SAR Involved
Other (near-drowning)
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The three climbers in distress entered the mountain from the Nukuhirakawa course on August 28 with a party of eight climbers, stayed at Horoshiri Villa, left the lodge at around 5:30 am on August 29, and were descending near Yonosawa at around 7:10 am when they were restrained by a rope stretched over the river and drowned. Another climber reported the incident to Horojiri Villa, and the caretaker called the fire department for rescue. A disaster prevention helicopter took in the three climbers in distress, and the Hokkaido Police Mountain Rescue Team and the fire brigade led the remaining five climbers down the mountain.
Extra details
Locale: Poroshiri-dake (幌尻岳, 2052m)
Number in party: 8
Number in party requiring assistance: 3
Residence: Hiroshima
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2017) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者３人は８人パーティーで8月28日額平川コースから入 山、幌尻山荘に宿泊後、8月29日午前5時30分頃山荘を出発、午前7時10分頃四の沢付近を下山中、川に張ったロープに体を拘束され溺れたもの。他の登山者が幌尻山荘に通報し、管理人が消防に救助要請。（防災ヘリが遭難者３人を収容、道警山岳救助隊と消防隊が残り５人の登山者を引率下山）
Details as per Police data
年度：2017年度｜番号：101｜発生日：2017/08/29｜曜日：火｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：幌尻岳 (ぽろしりだけ), 2052m, (新冠町、平取町)｜構成人数：8｜遭難者数：3｜居住地：広島県｜性別：男｜年齢：60代｜職業：無職｜態様：死亡｜原因：その他(溺水)
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２９年）（北海道警察）
