Wild boar appears on the riverbed in Adachi-ku, Tokyo Attention call

A wild boar appears on the riverbed in Adachi-ku, Tokyo Attention call December 3, 17:38

After three noon, there were a series of reports that one wild boar was witnessed at the riverbed in Adachi-ku, Tokyo. The wild boar is still in the vicinity, so the Metropolitan Police Department and others are preparing for the capture and calling out to keep away from nearby residents.

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, from around noon on the 3rd, there were reports that one wild boar about 1 meter long was running around in the vicinity of the Gangbuk Bridge over Arakawa in Adachi-ku, Tokyo.

Wild boar is still not captured, and in the evening, a video taken with a NHK helicopter shows the river running around.

So far, no injuries have been confirmed, but the Metropolitan Police Department is preparing to capture it in cooperation with the Adachi City Office.

In the ward, information that we witnessed the wild boar has been gathered one after another from the 2nd, and we are calling attention through the homepage etc. “If you see an animal that looks like a wild boar, you should never come close and secure your safety.”