Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: ()
20’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID
Injury
Outcome
Disaster SAR Helicopter
SAR Involved
Illness (Hypothermia)
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The two victims entered the mountain to climb a stream, and while descending a waterfall with a rope at around 7:00 p.m., one of them fell into a waterfall basin, and the other tried to rescue him, but he himself became inoperable and called 110 to be rescued. The Hokkaido Police Mountain Disaster Rescue Team and the Hokkaido Disaster Prevention Helicopter rescued the victims and took them into custody.
Extra details
Locale: Sonkyoarai-kawa (層雲峡荒井川, 874m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 2
Citizenship: JP other