Jumped into the Tama River, high school student died "Sinked after swimming for a while" December 20, 11:53
On the night of 19th, about a 16-year-old male high school student who died by jumping from the bridge pier in the Tama River in Kawasaki city, a classmate who was together with the scene told him that `` I was swimming for a while but then sank '' I understand. The classmates are investigating the situation in more detail by explaining that the situation at the time was “playing together and jumping in a punishment game”.
After 11:00 on the evening of 19th, a first-year high school student, Ratsuki Ota (16), was found submerged in the Tamagawa River in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki City, and death was confirmed in the hospital.
According to the police, about an hour and a half ago, I climbed the pier of a nearby bridge and jumped into the river from a height of about 5 meters.
There are five other junior high school classmates on the scene, explaining to the police that they were “playing rhymes with rap and jumping into a punishment game”.
Furthermore, regarding the situation at that time, the police interviewed that he said, “I went to the pier in the middle of the river and went through the back of the bridge, jumped in, then swam for a while, then sank.” understood.
According to the survey so far, videos of classmates taken with smartphones remain, but it has not been confirmed that they are forced to dive or that they are raped from the surroundings.
The police are examining the situation at that time in more detail.