On the afternoon of the 18th, in a river in Shimogo Town, Fukushima Prefecture, a high school boy in the town who was playing with a friend was found sinking to the bottom of the river and was taken to a hospital but died.

After 2:00 pm on the 18th, a high school student who was playing in the river reported to the fire department that "a classmate had sunk in the river" in the Aga River in Yagoshima, Shimogo Town.



When police and fire departments searched the river, they found that Kento Hoshi (15), a first-year high school student living in the town, was sunk at the bottom of the river at a depth of 2.5 meters, and was taken to a hospital in Aizuwakamatsu City. , Death was confirmed after about 2 hours.



According to the police, Mr. Hoshi was playing in the river with his classmates at the time of the accident, so the police are investigating the details of the accident and the situation at that time.