THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 29, 2024 at 17:52 JST
Rescuers find an overturned police car in the area around the Nittagawa river in Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture, on July 26. (Masahiro Takahashi)
SHINJO, Yamagata Prefecture--The body of a man believed to be the second of two police officers reported missing amid record-breaking heavy rainfall was found and confirmed dead here on July 28.
Yamagata prefectural police said that firefighters, who were searching for missing flood victims, found the man lying face-down on the left bank of the Nittagawa river in the Motoaikai district of Shinjo city at around 10:50 a.m. on July 28.
The man is believed to be the missing police sergeant in his 20s based on his clothing and other factors.
In Shinjo, two police officers in their 20s from the Shinjo Police Station were swept away in their patrol car while responding to a rescue call on the night of July 25.
The other officer, Ryota Tamaya, 26, was found showing no signs of life near the site and confirmed dead on July 26.
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