As a result of the police's detailed examination of the body, which is believed to be a child, found in Edogawa, Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture on the 4th, it was found that he may have died from drinking a large amount of water.
In the investigation so far, the girl in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, who has been missing since the 23rd of last month, has similar characteristics such as clothes, and the police are investigating the relationship.
On the afternoon of the 4th, a passerby found a corpse believed to be a child floating on the banks of the Edo River in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture.
Police are confirming his identity and conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
As a result, it was found that there was a possibility of drowning due to drinking a large amount of water.
According to the investigation so far, it is said that he was about 1 meter 10 centimeters tall, was found wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt and shorts, and was barefoot, and that he had been dead for several days.
In Matsudo City, upstream from the site where the body was found, the whereabouts of Asome Minami, 7, a first-year elementary school student, has been missing since the 23rd of last month. Checking it up.