At a beach in Otaru, Hokkaido, four people were swept offshore, three of them returned to the beach on their own, but one man in his 20s went missing. etc., are being searched for.
Before 3:00 pm on the 28th, at Ranshima Beach in Ranshima, Otaru City, a woman in her 20s living in Sapporo reported to the fire department that an acquaintance had drowned.
According to the Otaru Coast Guard Department, the missing man was a man in his 20s from Sapporo who was swimming in the sea with three acquaintances, including the woman who made the report. It means that it was done.
After that, the three acquaintances returned to the coast on their own, but the man was swept further offshore and disappeared.
The Japan Coast Guard is dispatching divers and helicopters to search for the man, but as of 6:00 pm, the man has not been found.
The site was a beach in the western part of Otaru City, and according to the police, the opening period for this season was over on the 21st of this month.