Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2023/03/05 (Sun)


60’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2023-37-1

Death
Outcome

Police Helicopter
SAR Involved

Avalanche
Cause

Winter
Season

Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
At around 12:10pm, while skiing at an altitude of around 1200m, the victim was caught in an avalanche, so his companions called 110 to request rescue (the Hokkaido Prefectural Police Mountain Rescue Team and a Hokkaido Prefectural Police helicopter rescued the victim)
Extra details
Locale: Pekerebetsu-dake (ペケレベツ岳, 1,532m)
Number in party: 4
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0時10分頃標高1200メートル付近をスキーで滑走中、遭難者が雪崩に巻き込まれたことから、同行者が110番で救助要請(道警山岳遭難救助隊と道警ヘリが遭難者を収容)
Details as per Police data
年度:2023年度|番号:37|発生日:2023/03/05|曜日:日|山岳名、標高、市町村名:ペケレベツ岳 (ぺけれべつだけ), 1532m, (沙流郡日高町、上川郡清水町)|構成人数:4|遭難者数:1|居住地:道内|性別:男|年齢:60代|職業:不明|態様:死亡|原因:雪崩
出典:山岳遭難発生状況(令和5年)(北海道警察)