An 8-year-old boy swimming died from being caught in a boat, including a mother, 3 people, minor injuries, September 6, 20:31

On the morning of the 6th, at Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima Prefecture, a family who was swimming offshore wearing a life jacket was caught in a passing boat, an 8-year-old boy died, three people including a mother and a boy of a friend I got seriously injured.

At around 11:00 am on the 6th, police and fire departments were notified at Lake Inawashiro, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, saying "It seems that a few pleasure boats were involved in swimming."



According to police, about 300 meters from the vicinity of Nakatahama where there are beaches and marinas, two families were swimming in life jackets and caught in a passing boat.



This accident killed Eita Toyota (8) in Noda City, Chiba Prefecture.



Maiko (35), a mother, and Shoei Nakazawa (8), a friend of Ei-kun, who was a friend of Ei-kun, were seriously injured and taken to the hospital, and Ei-kun's older brother (10). I also had a light injury.



In Nakatahama of Lake Inawashiro, a lake beach was opened every year and was crowded with a large number of families. However, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the lake beach was closed.



Police were investigating the details of the accident, as several people were on the boat.

Reported man: "There was no such accident."

A man in his 40s who reported to the fire department and had been injured after the accident said, "The one who had the accident came to the place where our group was with a wounded person on a water bike. There were people and I was conscious, so I immediately called 119 to stop the bleeding of the injured person. While my family was swimming offshore, I was told that a large pleasure boat passed and came into contact. I have been to play here many times, and I was surprised because there was no such accident."