Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)

Date of SAR event: 2023/09/23 (Sat)

Local
Male
50’s

Age

Japan citizen

Residence

SAR Event ID 2023-116-1
Injury

Outcome

Disaster SAR Helicopter

SAR Involved

Fall

Cause

Summer

Season

Group

Party status

N/A

Winter Activity

Google Translated Description
The climbers were hiking up a mountain stream at around 9:30am at an altitude of around 1100m when one of them slipped and injured himself, and the other became unable to move due to exhaustion. The companions called 110 for help (the Hokkaido Disaster Prevention Helicopter rescued the climbers).

Extra details

Locale: Ponkaun-dake (小化雲岳 , 1,924m)
Number in party: 4
Number in party requiring assistance: 2
Citizenship: Local
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2023) by the Hokkaido Police.

Original Japanese Description

遭難者は、午前9時半頃1100メートル付近を沢登り中、1人が滑落して負傷し、もう1人が疲労のため行動不能となったことから、同行者が110番で救助要請(道防災ヘリが遭難者を救助)

Details as per Police data

年度:2023年度|番号:116|発生日:2023/09/23|曜日:土|山岳名、標高、市町村名:小化雲岳 (ぽんかうんだけ), 1924m, (東川町、美瑛町)|構成人数:4|遭難者数:2|居住地:道内|性別:男|年齢:50代|職業:不明|態様:負傷|原因:滑落

出典:山岳遭難発生状況(令和5年)(北海道警察)

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2023-116-1 Difficulty Rating

Category

Grade

Points

Strenuousness

Vertical Gain

D

25

Time ascending

D

0

Technicality

Altitude

D

0

Hazards

D

Navigation

D

Totals

25/100

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