Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2021/04/29 (Thu)
70’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2021-35-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was descending near the fourth station at around 11:30 a.m. when he lost sight of the direction of descent due to lingering snow and called 119 for help. The Hokkaido Police Mountain Disaster Rescue Team and Fire Rescue Team rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Rishiri-zan (利尻山, 1721m)
Number in party: 1
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30分頃４合目付近を下山中、残雪のため下山方向を見失い、自ら119番で救助要請（※道警山岳遭難救助隊と消防救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2021年度｜番号：35｜発生日：2021/04/29｜曜日：木｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：利尻山 (りしりざん), 1721m, (利尻郡利尻町、利尻富士町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：北海道｜性別：男｜年齢：70代｜職業：医師｜態様：無事｜原因：道迷い
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和３年）（北海道警察）
