A man died in the river, accidentally fallen Oita Kujucho August 6 15:08

Around 10:00 am on the 6th, a 50-year-old man was found lying down in a river flowing through Kuju-cho, Oita Prefecture, and was taken to a nearby hospital. The police are investigating the details of the situation, assuming that it has accidentally fallen into a river whose water level has risen due to a typhoon.

According to the police, around 10:00 am, the family found a man in his 50s lying down in Yufu City on the Nogami River flowing through Kuju-cho, Oita Prefecture. The man was taken to a nearby hospital, but his death was confirmed approximately 1.5 hours later. The cause of death is seen as drowning.

According to police investigation, around 8:30 am, the man left the workplace in Kujucho, saying “going to see the river” and was unable to contact him, and the family reported to the police I was looking for whereabouts. The police are investigating the details of the situation, assuming that it had accidentally fallen into the river.

According to Oita Prefecture, the water level of the Nogami River near the site is usually about 10 centimeters, but it was about 1 centimeter and 25 centimeters at 10 am due to the typhoon.