Woman found dead on Odawara beach

Thursday 11th December, 09:45 AM JST

ODAWARA —

A woman was found dead on the coast in Odawara City on Wednesday morning. A fisherman discovered the body at around 7.20 a.m. and alerted the police. The woman was buried face down in the sand, close to a downward sloping path which led to the shoreline. Her left leg remained above the sand and her jeans and shoe were visible.

Police said there was no sign of blood at the scene, but a cord was found around her neck. The woman is thought to have died several days before, and police have put her age as somewhere between her 40s and 60s.

The woman’s body was found about 300 meters southwest of JR Kouzu station, about 20 meters from the shoreline, where the waves do not reach even in high tide.

Kyodo News Service

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6 Comments

meanmutha at 02:44 PM JST - 11th December

yep, they found a headless corpse in the Ashiya Marina a few days ago. Here we go!
techall at 03:11 PM JST - 11th December

So, with all this information I guess the J-cops are thinking suicide.
Nessie at 03:12 PM JST - 11th December

close to a downward sloping path which led to the shoreline

Um...no. The beach IS the shoreline. The path led from itself to itself?
jwswiss at 05:54 PM JST - 11th December

Nessie, find validation for your life in more productive ways. "Beach" refers to the expanse of sand along the shoreline. "Shoreline" is the point where the water meets the land. Different, but you're smart, so I'm sure you understand. I think all of the evidence in this story leads to foul play...buried in the sand...chord around the neck...hope they find the person who did it.
BBLeo at 08:27 PM JST - 11th December

Here we go again. How long will take cops to figure this one out? What a funeral, by the ocean in the sand. Whoever done this job lost his nuts in his head. Wasn't this woman listed at all with police as missing person?
cleo at 09:21 PM JST - 11th December

Wasn't this woman listed at all with police as missing person?

I very much doubt their list of missing persons included the description of 'a woman buried face down in the sand with a cord around her neck.' They were saying on tonight's news that she's been identified as a 54-year-old pachinko parlour employee who was last seen with a purseful of cash (¥100,000+) on her way to pay the rent, who presumably was listed as a missing person.