Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2017/08/29 (Tue)
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70’s
Age
Yamaguchi
Residence
SAR Event ID 2017-101-3
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Death
Outcome
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Disaster SAR Helicopter
SAR Involved
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Other (near-drowning)
Cause
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Summer
Season
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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 victims, 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: Yamaguchi
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:山口県|性別:男|年齢:70代|職業:会社員|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)