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Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)

Date of SAR event: ()

30’s

Age

Foreign citizen

Residence

SAR Event ID
Death

Outcome

Police Helicopter

SAR Involved

Avalanche

Cause

Winter

Season

Group

Party status

Backcountry

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  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：年度｜番号：｜発生日：｜曜日：｜山岳名、標高、市町村名： (), m, ()｜構成人数：｜遭難者数：｜居住地：｜性別：｜年齢：｜職業：｜態様：｜原因：

出典：（北海道警察）

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2023-8-1 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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