Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2022/03/05 (Sat)
40’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2022-20-4
No injury
Outcome
Police Mountain SAR
SAR Involved
Avalanche
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Backcountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The victims were skiing down the Giant Ridge of Mt. Furano at around 0:40 p.m. when one of them was caught in an avalanche, and his companion dug him out, but he was unable to move due to hypothermia, and his companion also lost his skis and other belongings in the avalanche. The avalanche caused the loss of skis and other equipment and rendered him inoperable, so he called 119 for rescue. The Hokkaido Police Mountain Disaster Rescue Team and Fire Rescue Team rescued the distressed people.
Extra details
Locale: Furano-dake (富良野岳, 1,912m)
Number in party: 4
Citizenship: Local
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2022) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者らは、４人パーティーで午後０時40分頃富良野岳のジャイアント尾根をスキーで下山中、１人が雪崩に巻き込まれ、同行者が掘り出したが、低体温症のため行動不能となり、さらに同行者も雪崩によってスキー等を紛失し、行動不能となったことから119番で救助要請（道警山岳遭難救助隊、消防救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2022年度｜番号：20｜発生日：2022/03/05｜曜日：土｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：富良野岳 (ふらのだけ), 1912m, (富良野市、上富良野町)｜構成人数：4｜遭難者数：｜居住地：道内｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：会社員｜態様：無事｜原因：雪崩
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和４年）（北海道警察）
