Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2017/01/08 (Sun)
50’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2017-2-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Winter
Season
Solo
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was descending from the summit of Mt. Mokoto on mountain skis at around 1:45 p.m. when he lost his bearings due to dense fog and called 110 for rescue. A Hokkaido Police helicopter found the distressed person and rescued him.
Extra details
Locale: Mokoto-yama (藻琴山, 1000m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Hokkaido
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2017) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午後1時45分頃藻琴山山頂から山スキーで下山中、濃霧のため方向を見失い、110番で救助要請。(道警ヘリが遭難者を発見救助)
Details as per Police data
年度:2017年度|番号:2|発生日:2017/01/08|曜日:日|山岳名、標高、市町村名:藻琴山 (もことやま), 1000m, (弟子屈町、美幌町、大空町、小清水町)|構成人数:1|遭難者数:1|居住地:北海道|性別:男|年齢:50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29年)(北海道警察)