18-year-old man drowns in Hyogo river
HYOGO —
An 18-year-old high school student on Sunday drowned in a river in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. He was found dead at the bottom of the river on Monday morning, according to the fire department.
Masahiro Nakamoto was spotted by a passerby floating in the river around 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, but went under. About 100 fire department officers were mobilized to search for him. According to police, the victim came to the river with his friends, but got separated form them.
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Youdontknow
He got separated from his friends, and none of them thought to look for him?
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lipscombe
need some PSAs about not going next to the river during the 8 or 9th day of continual downpours
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mindovermatter
Wait a minute.... inconsistency here...
Shouldn't it be "Boy" or "Youth"...?
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noborito
Drinking I bet.
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roomtemperature
"Drinking I bet."
Guessing I bet.
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meanmutha
sad but.... the Japanese dont seem to work things out.. Im not a big fan of the new Japan. litter, do as plz, US?, drop out do AV, clueless History, wheres Iraq?.......
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Mark_McCracken
The age of adulthood in Japan is 20. Calling an 18 year old high school student a man is misleading.
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franknbeans
ATTN, HAIR: Consider yourself split.
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