Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2017/08/20 (Sun)
30’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2017-98-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Fall
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain by climbing the Ponshokanbetsu River with a party of four at around 5:30 am, reached the summit at around 3:30 pm, and was descending near the 8th station of the Shokanbetsu route at around 4:05 pm when he was startled by the sound of a bear and slipped about 15 meters off the trail, injuring his head. The person accompanying him called for rescue by dialing 119. A police helicopter rescued the distressed person.
Extra details
Locale: Shokanbetsu-dake (暑寒別岳, 1492m)
Number in party: 4
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４人パーティーでポンショカンベツ川を沢登りで入山、午後3時30分頃山頂に到着、午後4時5分頃暑寒別ルート８合目付近を下山中、熊の鳴き声に驚き登山道から約15メートル滑落して頭部を負傷、同行者が119番で救助要請。（※警察ヘリが遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2017年度｜番号：98｜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：4｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：女｜年齢：30代｜職業：その他｜態様：負傷｜原因：滑落
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２９年）（北海道警察）
