On the afternoon of the 20th, in Otaki Town, Chiba Prefecture, a man who seems to be a father who tried to help his son who was drowning in a waterfall basin drowned and was taken to a hospital but died.
At the scene, the water level was rising due to the rain on the 19th, so police are investigating the situation in detail.
Around 3:30 pm on the 20th, a person passing by said that "two people are drowning" at "Awamata Waterfall" in Awamata, Otaki-cho.
According to police and fire departments, the drowning men and women in their 40s were rescued by nearby tourists and taken to the hospital, of which the men died and the women were conscious. That is.
The two are visiting for sightseeing with their boy in elementary school, and when they enter to help the boy who drowned in the waterfall basin, they are believed to have drowned.
My son swam to the shallows on his own and was safe.
The water level at the waterfall basin at the site was higher than usual due to the rain on the 19th, so police are investigating the situation in detail.
At Awamata Waterfall, tourists have been drowning and dying, so Otaki Town is calling on people not to play in the water near the waterfall basin.