On the afternoon of the 25th, a boy in the second grade of elementary school was found floating off the coast of Lake Biwa in Otsu City, and then died.
Police are investigating the situation at the time, assuming that the boy was drowning.
Around 2:00 pm on the 25th, a boy was found floating off the coast of "Matsunoura Swimming Pool" in Lake Biwa, Arakawa, Otsu City.
The boy was unconscious and was taken to the hospital, but died about two hours later.
According to the police, Ryu Aoi Iwasa (8), a second grader in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, died, and on the 25th, a total of 19 people from five families, including parents and their friends, came to play. ..
Ryu Aoi is believed to have been snorkeling and was found about 13 meters offshore.
The police are investigating the situation at that time, assuming that they were drowning.
Some of the swimming pools in Lake Biwa have been postponed due to the effects of the new coronavirus, but many have taken measures against infection before opening, so police are calling for caution against water accidents.