Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2021/02/14 (Sun)
30’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2021-15-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Other (Tree strike)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
While skiing down from the summit at around 11:50 a.m., the person in distress collided with a standing tree and injured his lower back. A Hokkaido Police helicopter rescued the distressed person.
Extra details
Locale: Nitonupuri (ニトヌプリ, 1080m)
Number in party: 5
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、午前11時50分頃山頂からスキーで下山中、立木に衝突して腰部を負傷、他の登山者が119番で救助要請（※道警ヘリが遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2021年度｜番号：15｜発生日：2021/02/14｜曜日：日｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：ニトヌプリ (にとぬぷり), 1080m, (虻田郡倶知安町、ニセコ町)｜構成人数：5｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：女｜年齢：30代｜職業：その他｜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３年）（北海道警察）
