Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/01/26 (Sat)
50’s
Age
United Kingdom
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-20-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Other (Tree strike)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
At around 0:30 p.m., the person in distress was snowboarding outside the controlled area of Sahoro Resort ski resort when he collided with a standing tree, injuring his lower back. A Hokkaido Police helicopter rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Tasukuhoro-dake (佐幌岳, 1060m)
Number in party: 6
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: United Kingdom
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2019) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午後0時30分頃サホロリゾートスキー場の管理区域外をス ノーボードで滑走中、立木に衝突して腰部を負傷、同行者がスキー場に救助要請(※道警ヘリが遭難者を救助)
Details as per Police data
年度:2019年度|番号:20|発生日:2019/01/26|曜日:土|山岳名、標高、市町村名:佐幌岳 (たすくほろだけ), 1060m, (上川郡新得町)|構成人数:6|遭難者数:1|居住地:イギリス|性別:男|年齢:50代|職業:医師|態様:負傷|原因:その他(立木衝突)
出典:山岳遭難発生状況(平成31年)(北海道警察)