Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2023/08/23 (Wed)
60’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2023-101-1
No injury
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Lost
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress became lost and bivouacked at around 3:30pm, and the staff of the accommodation facility where he/she was planning to stay reported the matter to the Shari Police Station. The next day, the climber returned to the trail, but became too exhausted to move, and was spotted and rescued by a police helicopter that was searching for him.
Extra details
Locale: Chiembetsu-dake (知円別岳
, 1,544m)
Number in party: 1
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Local
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2023) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、午後３時半頃、道に迷ってビバークし、宿泊予定であった宿泊施設の関係者が斜里警察署に通報したもの。翌日登山道に戻るも疲労により動けなくなったところを、捜索中の道警ヘリが遭難者を発見・救助した。
Details as per Police data
年度：2023年度｜番号：101｜発生日：2023/08/23｜曜日：水｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：知円別岳 (ちえんべつだけ), 1544m, (斜里町、羅臼町)｜構成人数：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：道内｜性別：男｜年齢：60代｜職業：不明｜態様：無事｜原因：道迷い
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和5年）（北海道警察）
