Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2017/08/13 (Sun)
20’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2017-93-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The two victims entered the mountain by climbing up the Hakusui River at around 8:00 a.m. and were climbing at around 5:30 p.m. at an elevation of 1,600 meters when they lost their way in the thick fog and could not find their current location, and called 110 for help. The Hokkaido Police Mountain Rescue Team rescued the distressed persons.
Extra details
Locale: Keigetsu-dake (桂月岳, 1938m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 2
Residence: Hokkaido
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2017) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者２人は午前8時頃白水川を沢登りで入山、午後5時30分頃標高1600メートル付近を登山中、濃霧で道を見失い現在地がわからなくなり、110番で救助要請。（※道警山岳救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2017年度｜番号：93｜発生日：2017/08/13｜曜日：日｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：桂月岳 (けいげつだけ), 1938m, (上川郡上川町)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：2｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：20代｜職業：大学生｜態様：負傷｜原因：道迷い
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２９年）（北海道警察）
