Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2017/04/14 (Fri)
30’s
Age
Shimane
Residence
SAR Event ID 2017-43-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Bad weather
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain at around 10:00 a.m. and reached the summit of Asahidake at around 0:00 p.m. However, he lost his bearings due to poor visibility caused by bad weather, and at around 2,200 meters northwest of the summit, his equipment was blown away by strong winds and he was unable to move. The Hokkaido Police Mountain Rescue Team found and rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Asahi-dake (旭岳, 2291m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Shimane
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2017) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午前10時頃入山、午後0時頃旭岳山頂に到着したが天候不良による視界不良のため方向を見失い、山頂から北西方向の標高2200メートル付近で装備品を強風で飛ばされ行動不能となり、家族を通じて110番で救助要請。（※道警山岳救助隊が遭難者を発見救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2017年度｜番号：43｜発生日：2017/04/14｜曜日：金｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：旭岳 (あさひだけ), 2291m, (上川郡東川町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：島根県｜性別：男｜年齢：30代｜職業：団体職員｜態様：負傷｜原因：悪天候
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２９年）（北海道警察）
