Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/04/07 (Sun)
60’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-55-1
No injury
Outcome
Self Rescue
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was snowshoeing down the mountain alone at around 2:00 p.m. after separating from a party that had entered the mountain together, when he lost his way down the mountain and called 110 for help. He came into contact with other descenders and descended by himself.
Extra details
Locale: Shakotan-dake (積丹岳, 1255m)
Number in party: 7
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Local
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2020) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午後２時頃、一緒に入山したパーティと別れて単独でスノーシューを履いて下山中、下山方向が分からなくなり自ら110番で救助要請（他の下山者と接触し、自力下山）
Details as per Police data
年度：2019年度｜番号：55｜発生日：2019/04/07｜曜日：日｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：積丹岳 (しゃこたんだけ), 1255m, (積丹郡積丹町)｜構成人数：7｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：女｜年齢：60代｜職業：団体職員｜態様：無事｜原因：道迷い
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和元年）（北海道警察）