Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2020/02/01 (Sat)
30’s
Age
Foreign citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2020-11-1
Death
Outcome
Disaster SAR Helicopter
SAR Involved
Avalanche
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was skiing near the summit on a guided tour at around 11:30 a.m. when he was caught in an avalanche and buried, his companion rescued him but he was in a cardiopulmonary arrest state, and another climber who witnessed the avalanche called 119 for rescue. A roadside disaster prevention helicopter took in the distressed persons.
Extra details
Locale: Pinneshiri-dake (敏音知岳, 703m)
Number in party: 3
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Foreign
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2020) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者はガイドツアーで午前11時30分頃山頂付近をスキーで滑走 中、雪崩に巻き込まれて埋没し、同行者が救出したが心肺停止状態であり、雪崩を目撃した他の登山者が119番で救助要請（※道防災ヘリが遭難者を収容）
Details as per Police data
年度：2020年度｜番号：11｜発生日：2020/02/01｜曜日：土｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：敏音知岳 (ぴんねしりだけ), 703m, (枝幸郡中頓別町)｜構成人数：3｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：イギリス｜性別：男｜年齢：30代｜職業：弁護士｜態様：死亡｜原因：雪崩
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和２年）（北海道警察）