Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2017/08/20 (Sun)
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60’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2017-97-1
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Injury
Outcome
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Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
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Trip
Cause
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Summer
Season
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Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The two climbers in distress entered the mountain from the Choponbetsu trailhead at around 5:30 a.m., reached the summit at around 11 a.m., and were descending near the second station at around 1:05 p.m. when they fell and injured their heads and faces. A Hokkaido Police helicopter rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Shokanbetsu-dake (暑寒別岳, 1492m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Hokkaido
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2017) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午前5時30分頃2人で箸別登山口から入山、午前11時頃山頂に到着、午後1時5分頃2合目付近を下山中、転倒して頭部及び顔面を負傷、同行者が119番で救助要請。(※道警ヘリが遭難者を救助)
Details as per Police data
年度:2017年度|番号:97|発生日:2017/08/20|曜日:日|山岳名、標高、市町村名:暑寒別岳 (しょかんべつだけ), 1492m, (増毛町、北竜町、雨竜町)|構成人数:2|遭難者数:1|居住地:北海道|性別:男|年齢:60代|職業:無職|態様:負傷|原因:転倒
出典:山岳遭難発生状況(平成29年)(北海道警察)