On the evening of the 1st, a 90-year-old man living in this house was found buried in the snow under the eaves of a house in Noheji Town, Aomori Prefecture, and was later confirmed dead.
Police are investigating that the man may have fallen off the roof or been caught in a snowfall from the roof during the snowfall.
Before 5 pm on the 1st, if I couldn't contact Keitaro Mizuhami (90), who lives alone in a house in Sukesakoji, Noheji-cho, a relative living nearby contacted the police.
A police officer who rushed to dig up about 60 cm of snow under the eaves of the house and found Mr. Mizuhami.
Mizuhami was confirmed dead shortly after being in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest.
According to police, there was a ladder on the roof of the first floor to the roof of Mr. Mizuhami's house, and there was a scoop on the roof of the second floor.
Police are investigating the situation in detail, considering that Mr. Mizuhami may have fallen while the roof was being snowed or was caught in the snow falling from the roof.
According to the observation of the meteorological observatory, the snowfall in Noheji Town at 5 pm on the 1st was 67 cm, which is more than four times the normal amount.