Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2020/08/27 (Thu)
60’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2020-73-1
Death
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Illness (Heatstroke)
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
At around 5:10 p.m., another climber found the person in distress collapsed near the second station of the trail and called 119 for help. The Hokkaido Police Mountain Distress Rescue Team, Fire Rescue Team, and Hokkaido Police helicopter rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Yotei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
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、午後５時10分頃登山道２合目付近で倒れているのを、他の登山者が発見し119番で救助要請（※道警山岳遭難救助隊と消防救助隊、道警ヘリが遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2020年度｜番号：73｜発生日：2020/08/27｜曜日：木｜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：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：60代｜職業：無職｜態様：死亡｜原因：病気（熱中症）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和２年）（北海道警察）
