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Two men drowned after they fell into the sea while fishing at a port in Niigata city on Tuesday.
Police received an emergency call from a man fishing with a friend at around 7:35 p.m., local media reported. The caller said that his friend had fallen into the sea after being hit by a wave at the edge of a pier.
Police notified the Japan Coast Guard and tried to call back the man but were unable to contact him. The bodies of the two men were found at around 10:50 p.m. in the harbor. Both were in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest. They were rushed to hospital where they were pronounced dead.
According to the coast guard, the men were in their 30s and wearing life jackets.
Police believe the man who called them jumped into the sea to try and save his friend but also got into difficulties.
© Japan Today
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obladi
Nightmare scenario. Fish safe people.
wallace
Dark and ice cold.
Rodney
Go to the sea, learn to swim.
Mocheake
The most selfless of acts. I guess the cold got them. RIP.
OssanAmerica
Survival time in water 32F/0c is 15-30min. The ability to swim is not the issue.
If a wave went over the pier to knock one man into the sea, obviously the wind/wave conditions were not safe to be out there to start with. Fishing in winter is always high risk activity.
nandakandamanda
They were along a ‘no-entry’ section of the breakwater, which is signposted and fenced off because it is a known dangerous place to fish.
The authorities took three hours to respond, and find them floating within the harbor. RIP
thepersoniamnow
Horrible comment Rodney
Hercolobus
Safest fishing place is the ichiba, then a place far from the water.
kaimycahl
@Rodney Do you really think these guys went to the sea to swim. I wonder what season your mind is in? There is no way those guys would have survived because of the the ice cold water and the body suffering from hypothermia. The guys wore life jackets which was a good thing, their biggest ignorance was fishing in an area where sign prohibited fishing and no trespassing.
Go to the sea, learn to swim.