On the 29th, on the coast of Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, a 4-year-old boy was buried in the sand between the wave-dissipating blocks and died. I decided to make an emergency inspection of the beach that has become.
Around 4 pm on the 29th, Riki Harada (4), who was visiting from Akita prefecture for sightseeing on the Ibii coast in Nichinan city, was buried in a sandy beach while playing and was rescued about an hour later. I died.
On the afternoon of the 30th, Miyazaki Prefecture officials put up a signboard to keep out the general public.
According to the police, there is a place where the wave-dissipating block was buried in the sand at the water's edge on the coast of the site, and Harada-kun thinks that he was playing around that area and fell between the blocks and was buried.
Also, near the confluence of the waterway and the sea, according to nearby residents, the sand in the area was filled with water due to the rain that had fallen before the accident.
In response to the accident, the prefecture decided to urgently inspect the coast, which has the same structure as the site this time, from the 1st tomorrow.
If the inspection confirms a danger, we will take immediate action, and if it takes time to respond, we will keep out of the area until safety is ensured.