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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Samantha Ueno
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.
marmill
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.
Dennis Bauer
It probably was an accident(i hope) but how can a mother let the kid play near a pond, kids are impulsive!
meguro
i dont think the girl could jump into thepond.it might be someone kill her and throw in the pond
kwatt
poor girl, possible long life gone.
bcbrownboy
I feel sick.
nath
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kattenishiro7
feel very sorry for her mother
seesaw
I mean before the body was found..
seesaw
I hope nothing terrible had happened to her before she was found...RIP.
helloklitty
She probably did.
Kevin Lee Brooke
Osaka. The time numbers just don't add up.
likeitis
Right here: likeitis at 11:09 AM JST - 14th February
You?
Yelena
I heard familiar story in my town, the victim was a boy.
outofmydepth
didn`t the mother call her in for lunch?
Kevin Lee Brooke
ikeitis at 01:32 PM JST - 17th February "Very sad. I am sure the suspicious minds will conjure up all sorts of images, but she probably just fell in to the pond. Poor kid."
Where were you?
Disillusioned
So sad! Kids will be kids. Let's hope it is just a tragic accident and not the result of a sinister deed.
williamsmith
This ponds should be drained to avoid any further consumption. It probably has evil spirts.
archiebald
I hate it when I hear these stories.
Just one more thing that proves there is no god.
RIP little one
norinrad21
Stories like these break my heart. My her soul RIP
bamboohat
parents worst nightmare. Love what you got, you never know when it will be taken away.
Mz
Spidey, this is true but you can't watch them 100% of the time. Children can be very fast and these things can happen in a frighteningly short space of time....My sympathy to the parents.
Midnightpromise
Sad, sad tragedy. I give my kids extra hugs everytime I hear about one of these accidents .
Spidey
Tragic. But more times than not...avoidable.
Be vigilant parents! Not complacent!
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likeitis
Very sad. I am sure the suspicious minds will conjure up all sorts of images, but she probably just fell in to the pond. Poor kid.
earthcreature
What a tragedy!!!! I really wish this kind of stuff never ever happened :(
T_rexmaxytime
合掌 RIP