On the afternoon of the 2nd, a man in his 80s who was snowing down the roof of his house in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, fell and died, and police are investigating the situation in detail.
Around 2:00 pm on the 2nd, a resident of Matsudai, Tokamachi City reported to the fire department that a person had fallen from the roof of the next house.
When firefighters and police rushed in, a man was found lying on the compacted snow near the door of the house, and the man was taken to the hospital, but was confirmed dead about an hour later. rice field.
According to the police, the person who died was Katsumi Onojima (89), who lives in this house, and it seems that he fell down while removing the snow from the roof by himself.
Mr. Onojima lives alone, and it seems that he did not have a lifeline, and the police are investigating the detailed situation.