Overturned in a canoe competition A 64-year-old male player died Nagano Iida August 25, 19:00
On the morning of the 25th, at a canoe competition held in the Tenryu River flowing through Iida City, Nagano Prefecture, there was an accident that the canoe of a participating player overturned, and a 64-year-old man died.
At around 11:30 am on the 25th, a firefighter reported that there was a canoe that had been overturned by a nearby person at the Tenryu River in Iida City.
According to the police, the canoe was riding by Shoichi Terada (64) in Shimosuwa Town, Nagano Prefecture, and was transported to the hospital.
On the 25th in Tenryu River, a canoe competition organized by Takamori-machi next to Iida City, etc. was held, and Mr. Terada took a canoe ride down the 13km course and participated in an event to compete for speed. It was that.
Mr. Terada overturned near the bridge about 240 meters upstream from the goal point, and the police are investigating the detailed situation, considering that Mr. Terada may have lost his balance during the competition.
“I will fully cooperate with the police investigation to investigate the cause of the accident and deeply apologize for this situation,” says Mayor Teruo Gamo, the host of the tournament.