Three Hong Kong tourists were caught in a blizzard yesterday (22nd) when they climbed a 2,077-meter-high active volcano Tokachi in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan. One died, and the other suffered from hypothermia and suffered minor, non-life-threatening injuries.
According to Japanese media reports, at noon yesterday (22nd), a Hong Kong man asked for help at the refuge facility of Mt. The staff immediately called the "110" emergency number for help.
After the local police received the report, they dispatched the Hokkaido Police Mountain Rescue Team to search based on location information. At about 5:00 p.m. yesterday, two missing persons were found near the Tokachi-dake Observatory "Wangyue Terrace". One of them was 37-year-old Pang Kam Ho. The man lost consciousness and was in a critical condition. He was later confirmed dead. Another 35-year-old man was reported to have symptoms of hypothermia. He suffered minor injuries and was not life-threatening. He went down the mountain by himself accompanied by a rescue team.
Japanese media quoted the local police as saying that there was a snowstorm at the time of the search and rescue, and visibility was poor.
"Hong Kong 01" is inquiring about the incident with the Immigration Department.
Mount Tokachi, Hokkaido.
(Photo by the Meteorological Agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)
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