Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/07/06 (Sat)


50’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-73-1

Injury
Outcome

Police Helicopter
SAR Involved

Fall
Cause

Summer
Season

Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was climbing a stream in the upper reaches of the Shiraoi River at around 0:50 p.m. When climbing a waterfall, a stone he put his hand on peeled off and he slipped from a height of 2 to 3 meters into a waterfall basin, injuring his right leg. The person in distress was rescued by a Hokkaido Police helicopter.
Extra details
Locale: Mumeiho (無名峰, 512m)
Number in party: 5
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0時50分頃白老川上流部を沢登り中、滝を登るときに手をかけた石がはがれ高さ2~3メートルから滝壺へ滑落し右足を負傷、同行者が消防に救助要請(※道警ヘリが遭難者を救助)
Details as per Police data
年度:2019年度|番号:73|発生日:2019/07/06|曜日:土|山岳名、標高、市町村名:無名峰 (むめいほう), 512m, (白老郡白老町)|構成人数:5|遭難者数:1|居住地:北海道|性別:男|年齢:50代|職業:医師|態様:負傷|原因:滑落
出典:山岳遭難発生状況(令和元年)(北海道警察)