Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2018/09/14 (Fri)
60’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2018-97-1
No injury
Outcome
Local Fire Dept
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 Hirao course around 5:00 a.m. and was descending near the first station around 5:30 p.m. When he went around a fallen tree, he lost the trail and called 119 for rescue. A fire rescue team rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Youtei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
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5時頃比羅夫コースから入山、午後5時30分頃１合目付近を下山中、倒木を迂回したところ登山道を見失い道に迷い、119番で救助要請（※消防救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2018年度｜番号：97｜発生日：2018/09/14｜曜日：金｜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：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：東京都｜性別：男｜年齢：60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）
