Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2017/07/04 (Tue)
40’s
Age
Ibaraki
Residence
SAR Event ID 2017-72-1
No injury
Outcome
Self Rescue
SAR Involved
Heatstroke
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from the Oshidomari trailhead at around 4:00 a.m., reached the summit, and was descending near the 7th station at around 11:55 a.m. when he became immobile due to dehydration and called for rescue by dialing 110. The person in distress received drinking water from another climber, recovered his condition, and descended the mountain on his own.
Extra details
Locale: Rishiri-zan (利尻山, 1721m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Ibaraki
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2017) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午前4時頃鴛泊登山口から入山、山頂に到着後、午前11時55分頃７合目付近を下山中、脱水症状で動けなくなり、110番で救助要請。（※遭難者は、他の登山者から飲料水を分けてもらい体調回復し自力下山）
Details as per Police data
年度：2017年度｜番号：72｜発生日：2017/07/04｜曜日：火｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：利尻山 (りしりざん), 1721m, (利尻町、利尻富士町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：茨城県｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：会社員｜態様：無事｜原因：その他(脱水症)
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２９年）（北海道警察）
