Avalanche in Itoigawa, Niigata I couldn't contact a man in his 50s and started searching again from the morning of the 25th.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, an avalanche occurred in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, and I could not contact a man in his 50s.

Fire and police have decided to suspend the search at 5 pm on the 24th and resume it on the morning of the 25th.

According to the fire department, an avalanche occurred on the Shimamichi in Itoigawa City on the afternoon of the 23rd, blocking a part of the road connecting the hot bath facility in the mountains and the foot.

After the avalanche, a 55-year-old man living in the hot spring facility was out of contact, and fire and police suspect he may have been involved in the avalanche.

Fire and police have suspended the search for men at 5 pm on the 24th and will resume it on the morning of the 25th.

According to the fire department, at around 3:30 pm on the 23rd, the man was unable to contact his family after calling "I'm going home", and the family reported to the fire department.

On the other hand, two male families living in a hot bath facility were temporarily isolated, but they were rescued by a helicopter in the prefecture before 1 pm, and they both said that they were in good health. ..

According to the fire department, it seems that an avalanche has also occurred in the upper part of the mountain, and on the 24th, experts investigated from the sky with a drone.

According to the Niigata Local Meteorological Observatory, the depth of snow in Nou, Itoigawa City was 1 meter and 31 centimeters at noon on the 23rd, and 26 centimeters of snow had fallen in the 24 hours until noon on the 23rd.