Overview
- A 13-year-old middle school boy was recovered from the sea near a pier at Yaetsuhama and was taken to hospital where death was later confirmed.
- Friends on site placed a maritime 118 emergency call after noticing the boy missing, and coast guard crews with Toyama City fire divers located him about an hour later.
- In a separate incident, a teenage boy was pulled from the Hoshino River in Yame in cardiopulmonary arrest and was airlifted by a doctor-helicopter to a hospital in critical condition.
- The two cases involved different response systems—118 for maritime incidents handled by the coast guard and 119 for land/river rescues handled by local fire and police teams—showing how agency roles differ by setting.
- Authorities described calm, sunny conditions at the Toyama scene and say both incidents are under investigation, highlighting how quickly shallow or calm water can become deadly and the importance of fast bystander reporting and rescue capacity.