Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2023/08/11 (Fri)
80’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2023-92-1
Injury
Outcome
Disaster SAR Helicopter
SAR Involved
Trip
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The climber was descending the mountain around 1:30pm when he fell and injured his calves, rendering him unable to move. Other climbers called 119 to request rescue (the Hokkaido disaster prevention helicopter rescued the climber).
Extra details
Locale: Asahi-dake (旭岳
, 2,291m)
Number in party: 2
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１時半頃７合目付近を下山中、転倒して両足のふくろはぎをつり、行動不能となったことから、他の登山者が119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：92｜発生日：2023/08/11｜曜日：金｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：旭岳 (あさひだけ), 2291m, (上川郡東川町)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：道内｜性別：男｜年齢：80代｜職業：不明｜態様：負傷｜原因：転倒
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和5年）（北海道警察）
