Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2020/01/21 (Tue)
50’s
Age
Saitama
Residence
SAR Event ID 2020-7-1
Injury
Outcome
Local Fire Dept
SAR Involved
Other (Tree strike)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
At around 0:20 p.m., the person in distress was snowboarding near the third station of the Makari Course when he collided with a standing tree and injured his left leg. Fire rescue team and Hokkaido Police mountain rescue team rescued the distressed people.
Extra details
Locale: Yotei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
Number in party: 4
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Residence: Saitama
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2020) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は午後0時20分頃、真狩コース3合目付近をスノーボードで滑走中、立木に衝突して左足を負傷、同行ガイドが119番で救助要請(※消防救助隊と道警山岳救助隊が遭難者を救助)
Details as per Police data
年度:2020年度|番号:7|発生日:2020/01/21|曜日:火|山岳名、標高、市町村名:羊蹄山 (ようていざん), 1898m, (虻田郡倶知安町、京極町、喜茂別町、ニセコ町、真狩村)|構成人数:4|遭難者数:1|居住地:埼玉県|性別:男|年齢:50代|職業:会社員|態様:負傷|原因:その他(立木衝突)
出典:山岳遭難発生状況(令和2年)(北海道警察)