Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)

Date of SAR event: 2019/01/30 (Wed)

Foreign
Male
50’s

Age

Foreign citizen

Residence

SAR Event ID 2019-24-1
Injury

Outcome

Ski patrol

SAR Involved

Other (Tree strike)

Cause

Winter

Season

Group

Party status

Sidecountry

Winter Activity

Google Translated Description
The person in distress was skiing outside the controlled area of the Niseko Grand Hirafu ski resort at around 11:00 a.m. when he collided with a standing tree, injuring his left arm and other parts of his body. The ski patrol rescued the person in distress.

Extra details

Locale: Nisekoannupuri (ニセコアンヌプリ, 1308m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Foreign
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2019) by the Hokkaido Police.

Original Japanese Description

遭難者は午前11時頃ニセコグランヒラフスキー場の管理区域外をスノーボードで滑走中、立木に衝突して左腕等を負傷、家族を介してスキー場に救助要請(※スキーパトロール隊が遭難者を救助)

Details as per Police data

年度:2019年度|番号:24|発生日:2019/01/30|曜日:水|山岳名、標高、市町村名:ニセコアンヌプリ (にせこあんぬぷり), 1308m, (虻田郡倶知安町、ニセコ町)|構成人数:2|遭難者数:1|居住地:インドネシア|性別:男|年齢:50代|職業:会社員|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)