Hiroshima, death of a man who fell to the sea, August 15 at 16:44
On the morning of the 15th, an 82-year-old man who was mooring a ship on the quay in preparation for a typhoon in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture fell to the sea and died.
At around 10:30 am on the 15th, a fireman reported that a man had fallen into the sea on the west side of the small pier in Innoshima, Sansho-cho, Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture.
According to Onomichi City and others, the 82-year-old man who lived in Innoshima fell to the sea and was rescued and transported to the hospital, but died.
A man and his wife were working on mooring a ship on the quay in preparation for a typhoon, but they fell into the sea after being hit by a wave.
According to the meteorological observatory, the maximum wind speed observed on Ikuchijima next to Innoshima was around 1:30 am when the man fell to the sea. The police are examining the situation at that time in detail.