Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2018/09/01 (Sat)
70’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2018-91-1
No injury
Outcome
Other
SAR Involved
Other (Improper equipment)
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from the Shindo course at around 7:30 a.m., arrived at the summit at around 2:30 p.m., and while descending near the second station at around 7:00 p.m., became unable to move due to a dead battery in a lighting device, and called 110 for rescue through the accommodation facility. Police officers in search found the person in distress and rescued him.
Extra details
Locale: Ashibetsu-dake (芦別岳, 1727m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: JP other
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2018) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午前7時30分頃新道コースから入山、午後2時30分頃山頂に到着、午後7時頃２合目付近を下山中、照明器具の電池切れで行動不能となり、宿泊施設を通じて110番で救助要請（※捜索中の警察官が遭難者を発見、救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2018年度｜番号：91｜発生日：2018/09/01｜曜日：土｜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：東京都｜性別：男｜年齢：70代｜職業：無職｜態様：無事｜原因：その他（装備不備）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成３０年）（北海道警察）
