On the afternoon of the 7th, a first-year junior high school boy who had come to play with his family in the Takahashi River, which flows through Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, was swept away and rescued by the police, but later died.

Around 2:30 pm on the 7th, in the Takahashi River flowing through Takahashi City, Mr. Heisen Inoue (12), a first-year junior high school student in Asakuchi City, Okayama Prefecture, drowned and was swept away, and a man acquaintance who was with him reported it to the police. .



Police and firefighters rescued him, and after about three hours, he found Mr. Inoue at the bottom of the river at a depth of about 5 meters and transported him to the hospital, but he was confirmed dead.



The scene was about 2 kilometers southwest of Takahashi City Hall, and according to the police, Mr. Inoue had been playing in the river with his family of four and a man acquaintance of his father since early afternoon on the 7th. .



At that time, three people, including a male acquaintance, were playing in the river, and the police are investigating the detailed situation at that time.