Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2018/11/03 (Sat)
30’s
Age
Foreign citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2018-109-1
Injury
Outcome
Disaster SAR Helicopter
SAR Involved
Illness (Hypothermia)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Other
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The two victims entered the mountain from the Hirao Course at around 0:40 p.m., reached the summit at around 6:30 p.m., and started to descend after failing to find a shelter at the 9th station, and were rescued at the 7th station. He started to descend, and at about the 7th station, he became immobile due to hypothermia, and his companion called the fire department for help. The Hokkaido Police Mountain Rescue Team and Fire Rescue Team found the two victims in distress, and rescued them by disaster-prevention helicopter and Hokkaido Police helicopter.
Extra details
Locale: Yotei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 2
Citizenship: Foreign
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2018) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者２人は午後０時40分頃比羅夫コースから入山、午後６時30分頃山頂に到着後、９合目の避難小屋を目指したが見つけられず下山を開始、７合目付近において低体温症で行動不能となり、同行者が消防に救助要請（※道警山岳救助隊と消防救助隊が遭難者を発見、防災ヘリと道警ヘリで遭難者２人を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2018年度｜番号：109｜発生日：2018/11/03｜曜日：土｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：羊蹄山 (ようていざん), 1898m, (倶知安町、京極町、喜茂別町、ニセコ町、真狩村)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：2｜居住地：中国｜性別：女｜年齢：30代｜職業：会社員｜態様：負傷｜原因：病気（低体温症）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成３０年）（北海道警察）
