According to the Kochi Coast Guard Department, around 8:35 pm on the 22nd, near the mouth of the Niyodo River, which flows between Kochi City and Tosa City, "a friend who was fishing for glass eels was swept away" and went up to the shore by himself. I was told by someone.
According to the Japan Coast Guard, five people have been rescued so far.
None of them were injured.
The coast guard and fire department are continuing to search for other people who were swept away.
At the site, the fishing of glass eels, which are juvenile eels, began in the middle of last month.
Glass eel fishing season starts from the middle of last month
According to Kochi Prefecture's Shirasu Unagi Distribution Center, the prefecture has entered the fishing season for juvenile glass eels since the middle of last month, and during this period, glass eels are actively being caught near the mouth of the Niyodo River. .
Many fishermen wear wetsuits and scoop with nets, but near the mouth of the Niyodo River, there are rip currents that flow from the shore to offshore. is urging