Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2022/08/29 (Mon)
60’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2022-78-1
Injury
Outcome
Local Fire Dept
SAR Involved
Fatigue
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was descending a mountain at an altitude of 500 meters at around 5:00 p.m. when he became unable to move due to pain in both knees caused by fatigue, and called 119 for help. The fire rescue team rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Yotei-zan (羊蹄山, 1,898m)
Number in party: 3
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: JP other
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2022) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、午後５時頃標高500メートル付近を下山中、疲労による両膝痛のため行動不能となったことから、自ら119番で救助要請（消防救助隊が遭難者を救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2022年度｜番号：78｜発生日：2022/08/29｜曜日：月｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：羊蹄山 (ようていざん), 1898m, (倶知安町、京極町、喜茂別町、ニセコ町、真狩村)｜構成人数：3｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：道外｜性別：男｜年齢：60代｜職業：会社役員｜態様：負傷｜原因：疲労
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和４年）（北海道警察）
