Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2020/02/22 (Sat)
40’s
Age
Australia
Residence
SAR Event ID 2020-22-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Winter
Season
Solo
Party status
Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was snowboarding outside of the Hoshino Resort Tomamu ski resort management area when he lost his direction of descent and his family, concerned that he was not returning to their accommodation, called the police through the accommodation. The next day, the Hokkaido Police Mountain Distress Rescue Team rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Tomamu-yama (トマム山, 1239m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Australia
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2020) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は星野リゾートトマムスキー場の管理区域外をスノーボードで滑走中、下山方向が分からなくなり、宿泊施設に帰らないことを心配した家族が宿泊施設を介して警察に救助要請(※翌日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:22|発生日:2020/02/22|曜日:土|山岳名、標高、市町村名:トマム山 (とまむやま), 1239m, (占冠村、南富良野町)|構成人数:1|遭難者数:1|居住地:オーストラリア|性別:男|年齢:40代|職業:会社役員|態様:無事|原因:道迷い
出典:山岳遭難発生状況(令和2年)(北海道警察)