Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: ()
30’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID
Death
Outcome
Disaster SAR Helicopter
SAR Involved
Avalanche
Cause
Winter
Season
Solo
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The distressed person entered the mountain for snowboarding alone, and his family, worried that he did not return home, called the police station. The next day, an acquaintance found the person in distress buried in an avalanche.
Extra details
Locale: Yotei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Local