Item: Case Report: Avalanche Accidents for Recreational Users 2005-6 Winter in Japan
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Title: Case Report: Avalanche Accidents for Recreational Users 2005-6 Winter in Japan
Proceedings: Proceedings of the 2006 International Snow Science Workshop, Telluride, Colorado
Authors:
- Azusa Degawa [ Japan Avalanche Network ]
- Shinji Ikeda [ Japan Avalanche Network ]
- Yukinori Saotome [ Japan Avalanche Network ]
Date: 2006
Abstract: An average number of people who killed by avalanches each year in Japan is approximately ten. This season, however, we had more than ten people killed. We recognized that there were 44 avalanche accidents which involved people. In these cases, 128 people were caught, 50 injured, and 19 died. In backcountries, 26 accidents involved recreational users, injuring 19 and killing 17. This report is regarding case histories of some avalanche accidents happened to recreational backcountry users which we investigated this winter in Japan.
Language of Article: English
Presenters: Unknown
Keywords: avalanche accident, avalanche incident, avalanche rescue and survival
Page Number(s): 618-623
Subjects: avalanche accidents avalanche rescue japan
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