On the afternoon of the 13th, there was an avalanche on Mt. Yotei in Kutchan, Hokkaido, and one woman was involved in a group of foreigners who were visiting.
Police are confirming the situation at the time that the woman was later rescued by helicopter and taken to the hospital in an unconscious state.
Around 2:20 pm on the 13th, 110 calls were made in English on Mt.
According to police, the caller said, ``We were visiting a mountain with a group of about 10 people when an avalanche occurred. We rescued a woman buried in the snow, but she was not breathing.'' That's it.
After that, one foreign woman was rescued by helicopter, but according to the police and fire department, she was in an unconscious state when she was transported to the hospital.
According to the police, the group is all foreigners.
The site is on the slope of Mt. Yotei, and the police are investigating the situation at the time by interviewing people who were accompanying them.
According to the Meteorological Observatory, the temperature in Kutchan after 1:00 pm was 8 degrees Celsius, about 10 degrees higher than the maximum temperature in an average year, and an avalanche warning was issued for the Shiribeshi region, including Mt. Yotei.