A man in his thirties, who was swimming in a dam lake in Sennan City, Osaka, died before noon on the 19th, drowning in an attempt to help a teenager.
Police are investigating the details of the situation at that time.
Around 11:50 am on the 19th, at the Horikawa Dam in Shindachiwarazubata, Sennan City, Osaka, a person who came to fishing reported to the fire department that "three people have entered the dam and one of them is drowning." did.
According to police, a man in his thirties was rescued about 40 minutes later and taken to the hospital, but was later confirmed dead.
According to police and fire departments, a 39-year-old man visited the dam lake with a woman he knew and his son, a 12-year-old boy, and was playing by the lake.
After that, the man started swimming toward a floating island about 20 meters away, and the 12-year-old boy who was swimming afterwards was about to drown, so the man drowned trying to help.
Police are investigating the details of the situation at that time.