Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2020/02/22 (Sat)
40’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2020-21-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Winter
Season
Solo
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress entered the mountain on skis from the Sugatami Station and was descending the mountain near the 6th station at around 4:00 p.m. When he could not see the direction of descent due to poor visibility caused by a snowstorm, he called 110 for help. The Hokkaido Police Mountain Distress Rescue Team rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Asahi-dake (旭岳, 2291m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Local
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2020) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は姿見駅からスキーで入山、午後４時頃６合目付近をつぼ足で下山中、吹雪による視界不良のため下山方向が分からなくなり、自ら110番で救助要請（※道警山岳遭難救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2020年度｜番号：21｜発生日：2020/02/22｜曜日：土｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：旭岳 (あさひだけ), 2291m, (上川郡東川町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：団体職員｜態様：負傷｜原因：道迷い
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和２年）（北海道警察）
