A 7-year-old girl drowned after she fell into a river and drowned in Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Sunday.
Police said the girl, Yuzuki Fujiki, was walking her dog with three friends along the left bank of the Kamanashi River that runs through the city at around 4:10 p.m. when she lost her footing, fell into the river and was swept away, NTV reported.
A passerby called 110, and the police and fire department searched for her. At 4:48 p.m., a fire department helicopter spotted Yuzuki. She was taken to a hospital where she was confirmed dead.
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smithinjapan
Incredibly sad. RIP to the little girl.
Brian Wheway
Oh dear, this is sad news, poor parents, and thank you to the rescue workers
ArtistAtLarge
Very sad. :(
Hawk
Poor girl. Condolences to family and friends.
Wesley
Rest In Peace, little one.
Jonathan Prin
No one to try rescuing her ?
At that age, how about to know how to swim ?
And rhe dog did not try to intervene.
Some dogs have the rescue instinct.
I have always been surprised by the total absence of railguards everywhere by the way.
So sad for this little angel.
RIP.
Mocheake
Nothing but sadness. RIP.
SomeWeeb
The river is probably pretty fast this time of year and she was swept away before anyone could react. It only takes like 30 seconds to drown sadly. Rip poor girl. Most dogs are pretty useless in an emergency.