Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/02/12 (Tue)
60’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-38-1
No injury
Outcome
Ski patrol
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Winter
Season
Solo
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain from Kamui Ski Rinks, and while mountain skiing uphill at around 6:00 p.m., he lost the direction of descent, and his family, concerned that he was not descending, called the ski resort for rescue. Ski resort staff found the person in distress and rescued him.
Extra details
Locale: Kamii-yama (神居山, 799m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Local
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2019) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者はカムイスキーリンクスから入山、午後6時頃山スキーで登坂中、下山方向が分からなくなり、遭難者が下山しないことを心配した家族がスキー場に救助要請（※スキー場職員が遭難者を発見、救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2019年度｜番号：38｜発生日：2019/02/12｜曜日：火｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：神居山 (かみいやま), 799m, (旭川市)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：60代｜職業：無職｜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）
