Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/07/06 (Sat)
50’s
Age
Nara
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-72-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Fatigue
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was descending from the summit at around 6:30 p.m. when fatigue made it difficult for him to descend, and he took refuge in the 9th station evacuation hut. The next morning, a Hokkaido Police helicopter rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Rishiri-zan (利尻山, 1721m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Nara
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2020) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午後6時30分頃山頂から下山中、疲労で下山困難となり9合目避難小屋に避難、同人から連絡を受けた宿泊予定先から警察に救助要請(※翌朝、道警ヘリが遭難者を救助)
Details as per Police data
年度:2019年度|番号:72|発生日:2019/07/06|曜日:土|山岳名、標高、市町村名:利尻山 (りしりざん), 1721m, (利尻郡利尻町、利尻富士町)|構成人数:1|遭難者数:1|居住地:奈良県|性別:男|年齢:50代|職業:無職|態様:負傷|原因:疲労
出典:山岳遭難発生状況(令和元年)(北海道警察)