Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2017/07/10 (Mon)
70’s
Age
Hyogo
Residence
SAR Event ID 2017-78-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from the Kutsugata Course at around 5:30 a.m. and was climbing near the 9th station at around 1:00 p.m. When he got lost off the trail due to poor visibility caused by thick fog, he requested rescue at his lodgings. The Hokkaido Police rescue team rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Rishiri-zan (利尻山, 1721m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Hyogo
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2017) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午前5時30分頃沓形コースから入山、午後1時頃９合目付近を登山中、濃霧のため視界不良となり登山道を外れて道に迷い、宿泊先に救助要請。（※道警救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2017年度｜番号：78｜発生日：2017/07/10｜曜日：月｜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：兵庫県｜性別：男｜年齢：70代｜職業：無職｜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）
