Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2021/02/28 (Sun)
20’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2021-21-1
Injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Avalanche
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
Two persons in distress were caught in an avalanche and buried while skiing down from the summit at around 7:50 a.m. Other climbers rescued them, but they were unable to move due to hypothermia and called 110 for rescue. The Hokkaido Police Mountain Rescue Team rescued the distressed persons.
Extra details
Locale: Kamikawa-dake (上川岳, 1884m)
Number in party: 4
Number in party requiring assistance: 2
Citizenship: Local
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2021) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者２人は、午前７時50分頃山頂からスキーで下山中、雪崩に巻き込まれて埋没し、他の登山者が救出したが低体温のため行動不能となり、110番で救助要請（※道警山岳救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2021年度｜番号：21｜発生日：2021/02/28｜曜日：日｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：上川岳 (かみかわだけ), 1884m, (上川郡上川町)｜構成人数：4｜遭難者数：2｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：20代｜職業：大学生｜態様：負傷｜原因：雪崩
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和３年）（北海道警察）
