Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/01/31 (Thu)


20’s
Age
Foreign citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-26-1

Injury
Outcome

Local Fire Dept
SAR Involved

Other (Tree strike)
Cause

Winter
Season

Group
Party status

Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from Goshiki Onsen, and while snowboarding on the slope of Moiwa Mountain at around 1:00 p.m., he collided with a standing tree, injuring his right leg, and requested rescue by the fire department. The fire rescue team rescued the distressed person.
Extra details
Locale: Moiwa-san (モイワ山, 839m)
Number in party: 4
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Foreign
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2019) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は五色温泉から入山、午後1時頃モイワ山の斜面をスノーボードで滑走中、立木に衝突して右足を負傷、消防に救助要請(※消防救助隊が遭難者を救助)
Details as per Police data
年度:2019年度|番号:26|発生日:2019/01/31|曜日:木|山岳名、標高、市町村名:モイワ山 (もいわさん), 839m, (磯谷郡蘭越町)|構成人数:4|遭難者数:1|居住地:スイス|性別:男|年齢:20代|職業:大学生|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)