Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2022/08/30 (Tue)
70’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2022-79-1
Injury
Outcome
Local Fire Dept
SAR Involved
Illness (Hypothermia)
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
While descending the 7th station at around 11:30 p.m. on August 29, the person in distress fell into bushes and became inoperable, so he spent the night in the mountain and started descending the next day. However, at around 2:45 p.m. near the first station, the climber again became inoperable due to hypothermia, and a passing climber called 119 for rescue. A passing climber called for rescue by dialing 119. The fire rescue team rescued the person in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Yotei-zan (羊蹄山, 1,898m)
Number in party: 1
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、８月29日午後11時30分頃７合目付近を下山中、藪に落ちて行動不能となったため、山中で一晩を過ごし、翌日下山を開始したが、午後２時45分頃１合目付近で低体温症のため再び行動不能となり、通りがかりの登山者が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：79｜発生日：2022/08/30｜曜日：火｜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：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：道外｜性別：男｜年齢：70代｜職業：会社役員｜態様：負傷｜原因：病気 （低体温症）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和４年）（北海道警察）
