Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2019/08/01 (Thu)
60’s
Age
Foreign citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2019-90-1
Injury
Outcome
Local Fire Dept
SAR Involved
Fatigue
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
At around 7:05 p.m., the person in distress was descending near the fourth station of the Hirao Course when he became unable to move due to knee pain caused by fatigue. The fire rescue team rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Yotei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Foreign
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2020) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午後７時５分頃比羅夫コース４合目付近を下山中、疲労による膝の痛みで行動不能となり、連絡を受けた家族が消防に救助要請（※消防救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2019年度｜番号：90｜発生日：2019/08/01｜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：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：台湾｜性別：男｜年齢：60代｜職業：自営業｜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）