Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/02/21 (Thu)
20’s
Age
Foreign citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-44-1
Injury
Outcome
Disaster SAR Helicopter
SAR Involved
Trip
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain on mountain skis from the Makari course trailhead at around 6:00 a.m., and while skiing near the 8th station at around 2:00 p.m., his skis were caught in a hollow in the snow and he fell down, injuring his right leg. A disaster prevention helicopter rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Yotei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
Number in party: 6
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6時頃真狩コース登山口から山スキーで入山、午後2時頃８合目付近をスキーで滑走中、雪面のくぼみにスキーをとられて転倒し右足を負傷、別のスキーヤーを介して消防に救助要請（※防災ヘリが遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2019年度｜番号：44｜発生日：2019/02/21｜曜日：木｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：羊蹄山 (ようていざん), 1898m, (虻田郡倶知安町、京極町、喜茂別町、ニセコ町、真狩村)｜構成人数：6｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：アメリカ｜性別：男｜年齢：20代｜職業：会社員｜態様：負傷｜原因：転倒
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成３１年）（北海道警察）
