Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/12/17 (Tue)
20’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-122-1
Injury
Outcome
Local Fire Dept
SAR Involved
Fall
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Other
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
At around 0:30 p.m., the person in distress was ice climbing in the Sounkyo ice fall when the ice cracked where he had stuck his ice axe, causing him to slip and fall from a height of about 15 meters, injuring his left arm. Fire rescue team rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Sounkyu Hyobaku NAKA-taki (層雲峡氷瀑 ＮＡＫＡ滝, 600m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Hokkaido
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2020) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午後０時30分頃層雲峡の氷瀑でアイスクライミング中、ピッケルを刺した部分の氷が割れて高さ約15メートルから滑落し左腕を負傷、同行者が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：2019年度｜番号：122｜発生日：2019/12/17｜曜日：火｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：層雲峡氷瀑 ＮＡＫＡ滝 (そううんきょうひょうばくNAKAたき), 600m, (層雲峡)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：20代｜職業：大学生｜態様：負傷｜原因：滑落
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和元年）（北海道警察）
