Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/12/29 (Sun)
40’s
Age
Hokkaido
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-125-1
No injury
Outcome
Local Fire Dept
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
At around 2:30 p.m., the person in distress was skiing on the MAKARI course when he and his companion made a wrong turn and were unable to return to the trailhead. The fire rescue team rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Yotei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
Number in party: 4
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2時30分頃同行者と分かれて真狩コースをスキーで滑走中、下山方向を間違えて登山口に戻れなくなり、下山しないことを心配した同行者が110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:125|発生日:2019/12/29|曜日:日|山岳名、標高、市町村名:羊蹄山 (ようていざん), 1898m, (虻田郡倶知安町、京極町、喜茂別町、ニセコ町、真狩村)|構成人数:4|遭難者数:1|居住地:北海道|性別:男|年齢:40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(令和元年)(北海道警察)