Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2018/07/23 (Mon)
40’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2018-69-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from the old trail at around 10:00 a.m., and while climbing near the married couple rock branch at around 2:00 p.m., he lost sight of the trail and became lost on a steep rocky slope and was unable to move, and called 110 for rescue. A Hokkaido Police helicopter rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Ashibetsu-dake (芦別岳, 1727m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Local
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2018) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午前10時頃旧道コースから入山、午後2時頃夫婦岩分岐付近を登山中、登山道を見失い、急斜面の岩場に迷い込み行動不能となり、110番で救助要請（※道警ヘリが遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2018年度｜番号：69｜発生日：2018/07/23｜曜日：月｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：芦別岳 (あしべつだけ), 1727m, (富良野市、南富良野町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：公務員｜態様：負傷｜原因：道迷い
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成３０年）（北海道警察）
