Ahead of the full-fledged spring mountain climbing season, a police mountain rescue team conducted training to rescue people in distress in Ogano Town, Saitama Prefecture.
Approximately 20 mountain rescue team members from the local police station participated in the training held in the forest of Ogano Town.
The drill assumes that a climber who has fallen has injured his leg and is calling for help. When the team finds a police officer acting as a victim at the bottom of a steep slope about 15 meters high, the team searches for him with a rope. I was getting off at
He then secured the injured victim's right leg, placed him on a stretcher, and lifted him up the slope with a rope, saying, ``Please do your best, you're almost there.''
According to the police, 107 people lost their lives in the mountains in Saitama Prefecture last year, the highest number ever.
Officer Tatsuya Kobayashi, who participated in the training for the first time, said, ``I want to carry out activities that provide prompt rescue and prevent accidents,'' and Chief Officer Ai Yokoyama said, ``As a member of the team, I am conscious of calling out to people who need rescue.'' I want to grow," he said.