Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2023/08/12 (Sat)
40’s
Age
Japan citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2023-93-1
Death
Outcome
Police Helicopter
SAR Involved
Slip
Cause
Summer
Season
Group
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The climber was descending the waterfall (commonly known as “F1”) using a rope and a descent device at around 10:00 am when he fell and became trapped underwater, so his companions called 110 to request rescue (the Hokkaido Prefectural Police helicopter rescued the climber).
Extra details
Locale: Sounkyoarai-kawa (層雲峡荒井川
, 850m)
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、午前10時頃、滝（通称「F1」）をロープと下降器を使用して降下していたところ転落して水中拘束状態となったことから、同行者が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：93｜発生日：2023/08/12｜曜日：土｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：層雲峡荒井川 (そううんきょうあらいかわ), 850m, (川郡上川町)｜構成人数：2｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：道内｜性別：男｜年齢：40代｜職業：不明｜態様：死亡｜原因：転落
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和5年）（北海道警察）
