On the 24th, a series of water accidents occurred nationwide, including the death of a 5-year-old boy at a beach in Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture.

Did a 5-year-old boy drown in the sea?

After 11:00 am on the 24th, a bather found a boy lying face down at Kaike Onsen Kaiyu Beach, a beach in Kaike Onsen, Yonago City.



The boy was pulled out of the sea and taken to the hospital, but was confirmed dead approximately two and a half hours later.



According to the police, the person who died was Taketaka Nogami (5), a nursery school child living in Yonago City, who visited the beach with his father and brother from around 10 am on the 24th.



The boy was found on the sandy beach side of a wave-dissipating block that surrounds the beach about 15 meters from the beach, and the waves were calm.



The depth of the sea is about 1 meter and 40 centimeters, and at that time, he was swimming alone, so the police are investigating the detailed situation, assuming that he was accidentally drowned.

One high school boy died Hokkaido

Around 4 pm on the 24th, a friend of mine who was with a 17-year-old high school boy who was missing near the mouth of Shinkawa in Zenibako 3-chome, Otaru, Hokkaido, reported to the Japan Coast Guard.



A search by the fire department, police, and the Japan Coast Guard found a high school boy in the sea about an hour later, but he was confirmed dead at the hospital where he was transferred.



According to police, the person who died was Hiroto Sonobe (17) from Teine-ku, Sapporo, who visited the river mouth with 10 friends on the 24th and was playing with 4 of them in the river. about it.

High school boys have cardiopulmonary arrest Ehime

Around 2:00 pm on the 24th, the fire department reported that "one person who was in the river seems to have drowned" in Hijikawa, Ozu City, Ehime Prefecture.



According to police and fire departments, the drowned was a 17-year-old male high school student in Ozu City who was rescued from the river at around 5:30 pm and taken to the hospital.



It means that you are in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest.



The high school student was swimming in the river with five friends from around 1 pm on the 24th.



The site is near the tourist attraction "Garyu Sanso" in Ozu City, and the river is about 5 to 10 meters deep.



Police are investigating the situation in detail, assuming that the high school student drowned while playing in the river.



Ozu City had a hot day with a maximum temperature of 35.3 degrees Celsius on the 24th.

International student goes missing Aichi

After 4:00 pm on the 24th, a person near the coast of Hiicho, Tahara City reported to the fire department that "one of the three-person group was drowning."



According to the Toba Coast Guard Office, the missing person is a 24-year-old foreign student living in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, who came to swim with three university students including this man.



The site is at the tip of the Atsumi Peninsula, where swimming is prohibited. I am doing it.

46-year-old man died Mie

Around 8 am on the 24th, friends found that Hiroshi Toshizaki (46) in Joto-ku, Osaka, had lost consciousness in the water in the Mataguchi River in Kihoku Town, Mie Prefecture, and reported it to the fire department.



According to police and fire departments, Mr. Toshizaki was rescued by his friends and taken to the hospital by a doctor helicopter, but he was confirmed dead in the early afternoon.



According to the police, Mr. Toshizaki visited Kihoku Town on the morning of the 24th with four friends and was playing in the river, so the police are investigating the situation at that time in detail.



The Mataguchi River, which flows through the mountains of Kihoku Town, is a tributary of the Choshi River, which is known for its clear stream. According to police, the width of the river at the site is about 5 meters and the depth is about 2 meters.