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Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)

Date of SAR event: ()

60’s

Age

Japan citizen

Residence

SAR Event ID
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  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：年度｜番号：｜発生日：｜曜日：｜山岳名、標高、市町村名： (), m, ()｜構成人数：｜遭難者数：｜居住地：｜性別：｜年齢：｜職業：｜態様：｜原因：

出典：（北海道警察）

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2021-106-1 Difficulty Rating

Category

Grade

Points

Strenuousness

Vertical Gain

D

25

Time ascending

D

0

Technicality

Altitude

D

0

Hazards

D

Navigation

D

Totals

25/100

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