Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/01/27 (Sun)
60’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-22-2
No injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from the Nissho Pass around 9:00 a.m. and was skiing from the Kumami summit around midnight when he lost his way down the mountain and called 110 for help. A Hokkaido Police helicopter found the person in distress and rescued him.
Extra details
Locale: Kumami-yama (熊見山, 1175m)
Number in party: 3
Number in party requiring assistance: 3
Citizenship: Local
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2019) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午前9時頃日勝峠から入山、午後0時頃熊見山山頂からスキーで滑走中、下山方向が分からなくなり、110番で救助要請（※道警ヘリが遭難者を発見、救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2019年度｜番号：22｜発生日：2019/01/27｜曜日：日｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：熊見山 (くまみやま), 1175m, (上川郡清水町、日高町)｜構成人数：3｜遭難者数：3｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：60代｜職業：団体職員｜態様：無事｜原因：道迷い
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成３１年）（北海道警察）
