Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2018/02/08 (Thu)
50’s
Age
France
Residence
SAR Event ID 2018-21-2
No injury
Outcome
Ski patrol
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The six people in distress were skiing outside the controlled area of Furano Ski Resort at around 2:30 p.m. when they lost the direction of their descent and their family members, worried that they had not descended, called the ski resort for help. The ski patrol rescued the distressed people.
Extra details
Locale: Kitanomine (北の峰, 1084m)
Number in party: 6
Number in party requiring assistance: 6
Residence: France
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2018) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者6人は午後2時30分頃富良野スキー場の管理区域外をス キーで滑走中、下山方向が分からなくなり、下山してこないことを心配した家族がスキー場に救助要請(※スキーパトロール隊が遭難者を救助)
Details as per Police data
年度:2018年度|番号:21|発生日:2018/02/08|曜日:木|山岳名、標高、市町村名:北の峰 (きたのみね), 1084m, (富良野市)|構成人数:6|遭難者数:6|居住地:フランス|性別:男|年齢:50代|職業:会社員|態様:無事|原因:道迷い
出典:山岳遭難発生状況(平成30年)(北海道警察)