Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2021/09/26 (Sun)
60’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2021-106-1
Death
Outcome
Disaster SAR Helicopter
SAR Involved
Illness
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
At around 1:20 p.m., while descending the third station of the Hirao Course, the person in distress lost consciousness due to a heart condition and became incapacitated, and his companion called for help by dialing 119. A mountain rescue team and a disaster-prevention helicopter rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Yotei-zan (羊蹄山, 1898m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Local
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2021) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、午後１時20分頃比羅夫コース３合目付近を下山中、心疾患のため意識を失い行動不能となり、同行者が119番で救助要請（※山岳遭難救助隊と防災ヘリが遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2021年度｜番号：106｜発生日：2021/09/26｜曜日：日｜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：2｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：60代｜職業：医師｜態様：死亡｜原因：病気
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和３年）（北海道警察）