Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/03/25 (Mon)
20’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-53-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Other (Improper equipment)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Other
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
While climbing Mt. Rishiri at around 8:00 a.m., the person in distress lost his right shoe with crampons near the summit and became unable to move, and called the police for rescue. Police helicopter and mountain rescue team rescue the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Rishiri-san (利尻山, 1721m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 2
Citizenship: JP other
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2019) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午前８時頃利尻山を登山中、山頂付近でアイゼン付きの右靴を落とし行動不能となり警察に救助要請(※道警ヘリ及び山岳救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2019年度｜番号：53｜発生日：2019/03/25｜曜日：月｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：利尻山 (りしりさん), 1721m, (利尻郡利尻町、利尻富士町)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：2｜居住地：東京都｜性別：男｜年齢：20代｜職業：会社員｜態様：負傷｜原因：その他（装備不備）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成３１年）（北海道警察）
