Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2023/01/13 (Fri)
30’s
Age
Foreign citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2023-8-1
Death
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Avalanche
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The missing person was skiing on the Hirafu course at around 2:20pm when they were caught in an avalanche. After being dug out by their companions, they called 110 for help (the Hokkaido Prefectural Police helicopter rescued the missing person).
Extra details
Locale: Yotei-zan (羊蹄山
, 1,898m)
Number in party: 10
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Foreign
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2023) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、午後２時20分頃スキーツアーで比羅夫コース６合目付近をスキーで滑走中、雪崩に巻き込まれ、同行者が掘り出した後に110番で救助要請（道警ヘリが遭難者を収容）
Details as per Police data
年度：2023年度｜番号：8｜発生日：2023/01/13｜曜日：金｜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：10｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：ドイツ｜性別：女｜年齢：30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）