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6-year-old boy drowns after falling into irrigation canal in Chiba

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A 6-year-old boy drowned after he apparently fell into an irrigation canal in Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Sunday.

According to police, Ryosuke Takayama’s father called 110 at 1 p.m. on Sunday to report that he was missing. Fuji TV reported that police searched the area and found the boy's body at around 8:30 p.m., floating in an irrigation canal that runs through rice fields. His body was found about 400 meters downstream from where he is believed to have fallen in.

He was taken to hospital where he was confirmed dead.

There is a narrow road that crosses the 140-cm-deep canal, and a fence on both sides of the road. The four-meter canal runs besides the boy’s house. Police believe Ryosuke, who attended a special needs school, might have climbed over the fence and lost his footing.

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7 hours to find a boy 400 meters away?

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A six year old special needs boy unattended near water. The blame is squarely on the parents/ minders

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He may have been trying to catch crayfish or tadpoles. I see a lot of boys near rice fields doing so.

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Those canals are death traps, so small and deep with slopped sides into them. So easy for a kid to fall in face first. RIP :(

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RIP little one.

Thoughts and prayers for the family

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7 hours to find a boy 400 meters away.

An expert speaking here?

No, a small ‘boy’ having an issue in a host country. A one way ticket could give some relief for the boy :)

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