A husband and wife in their 50s drowned while doing SUP (stand up paddleboarding) on a lake in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday.
According to police and other sources, at around 11:20 a.m., a person who was SUPing with the couple at Lake Sesso called 110 and said two people had gone under the water, NHK reported.
Divers retrieved the bodies of Fumikado Komatsu, 57, and his wife Haruko, 58. They were taken to a hospital, but were confirmed dead.
According to witnesses, Fumikado lost his balance and fell, and Haruko, who tried to help him, also fell into the water. The two were wearing life jackets.
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SAME#
You should not drown with a life jacket on. Something is wrong here
garypen
Were they from Daiso or something?
nonu6976
Probably not fastened.
fa477279
No offense to the dead and their family but I saw a pic of that lake, placid and small. If you aren't a decent swimmer maybe don't do SUP.
Speed
What? The life jackets float. So do the paddle and board. Plus a calm lake. This doesn't make any sense.
TaiwanIsNotChina
I'm thinking they were fastened and didn't know how to disengage.
Gazman
Wearing a life jacket and wearing one that is fastened properly between your legs are two completely different things.