Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2023/08/21 (Mon)
30’s
Age
Foreign citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2023-98-1
Injury
Outcome
Disaster SAR Helicopter
SAR Involved
Other
Cause
Summer
Season
Solo
Party status
N/A
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was descending near the fifth station at around 5pm when he injured both his legs and became unable to move, so he called 119 for help (a Hokkaido disaster prevention helicopter rescued the person in distress).
Extra details
Locale: Yotei-zan (羊蹄山
, 1,898m)
Number in party: 1
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５時頃５合目付近を下山中、両足を負傷して行動不能となったことから、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：98｜発生日：2023/08/21｜曜日：月｜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：1｜遭難者数：1｜居住地：オーストラリア｜性別：男｜年齢：30代｜職業：不明｜態様：負傷｜原因：その他
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（令和5年）（北海道警察）
