20-year-old office worker male drowning while playing in the river Mie Matsuzaka August 14, 22:04

On the afternoon of the 14th, a 20-year-old man who was playing in the river in Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture drowned and was transferred to a hospital but died.

After 3:00 pm on the 14th, a policeman was called by a person who passed by on the Kushida River in Iinan-cho, Matsusaka City, saying "A man was drowning in the river."

When police and firefighters rushed to the office, Yuta Wada (20), a company employee from Ureshino-cho, Matsusaka City, was found in the river and was transferred to a hospital in the city, where he was confirmed dead.

According to the police, Mr. Wada, along with two friends, was playing around the site around 2:30 pm, and it seems that he drowned after jumping into the river from a rocky place about 3 meters above the surface of the water. ..

The police are examining the detailed situation.