Mitsuki Takahashi

Body of missing 6-year-old girl found in pond in Fukushima

Tuesday 17th February, 01:23 PM JST

FUKUSHIMA —

The body of a 6-year-old girl, who has been missing since Saturday, was found Tuesday in a pond in a park near her house in Minami-Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, police said. Mitsuki Takahashi was found by police divers who were searching for her in the pond at 11 a.m.

According to police, the girl went missing after she left home alone around 10 a.m to play outside on Saturday. Her mother reported her disappearance to police at 2 p.m. About 200 police officers and local firefighters have been searching a lake and nearby forest.

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outofmydepth at 03:57 PM JST - 17th February

didn`t the mother call her in for lunch?
Yelena at 04:26 PM JST - 17th February

I heard familiar story in my town, the victim was a boy.
likeitis at 04:57 PM JST - 17th February

Where were you?

Right here: likeitis at 11:09 AM JST - 14th February

You?
JapanHusker at 05:00 PM JST - 17th February

Osaka. The time numbers just don't add up.
helloklitty at 05:13 PM JST - 17th February

didn`t the mother call her in for lunch?

She probably did.
seesaw at 05:44 PM JST - 17th February

I hope nothing terrible had happened to her before she was found...RIP.
seesaw at 05:45 PM JST - 17th February

I mean before the body was found..
kattenishiro7 at 08:03 PM JST - 17th February

feel very sorry for her mother
YangYong at 09:30 PM JST - 17th February

...
bcbrownboy at 09:44 PM JST - 17th February

I feel sick.
kwatt at 10:35 PM JST - 17th February

poor girl, possible long life gone.
meguro at 01:46 AM JST - 18th February

i dont think the girl could jump into thepond.it might be someone kill her and throw in the pond
dennis0bauer at 12:26 PM JST - 18th February

It probably was an accident(i hope) but how can a mother let the kid play near a pond, kids are impulsive!
marmill at 02:34 PM JST - 18th February

When I became a father 7 years ago, stories like this suddenly grabbed my attention and stabbed at that core of my soul. My deepest sympathies go out to the parents. I would cease to function as a normal human being if something like this ever happened to my cherished child.
Sammi33 at 07:35 PM JST - 18th February

That's why good parents always keep an eye on their kids, and give them STRICT instructions not to go out of sight or earshot, and ENFORCE these instructions.