Police resumed the search on the morning of the 5th for a female police officer of the Metropolitan Police Department who had been out of contact while climbing Mt. Tanigawa, which straddles Gunma and Niigata prefectures.
At Mt. Tanigawa, which straddles Gunma and Niigata prefectures, we have been unable to contact two men and women of the Metropolitan Police Department police officers who were out for mountain climbing since the 2nd of this month.
Of these, a man was found dead on the 4th, about 250 meters below the mountain trail in Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture.
It is believed to have slipped down.
On the other hand, a 52-year-old woman who was a former colleague who was climbing with him was not found, and police said that the body of a man was found at "Tanigawadake Base Plaza" at the foot of the mountain from 9 am on the 5th. We are proceeding with the search mainly along the river.