79-year-old man bathing in the sea died Shizuoka Nishiizu-cho August 29, 20:31

On the afternoon of the 29th, a 79-year-old man who was bathing on the coast of Nishiizu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, was found unconscious in the offshore sea and died.

Around 2 pm on the 29th, a relative reported to the police at Sehama coast in Nishina, Nishiizu-cho, Shizuoka Prefecture, saying, "I can no longer see the man swimming in the sea."

When I was searching by police and fire department, about 1 hour later another bather found that a man was unconscious in the sea near the offshore island and was transferred to a hospital, but confirmed death it was done.

According to police, the person who died was Masauchi Takeuchi (79) of Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, who was swimming with his relatives. The police are examining the detailed situation.