This file photo shows a police car in Japan. (Mainichi)
SAPPORO (kyodo) — A body was found Thursday off the coast of Hokkaido, northern Japan, local police said, saying it belonged to a 54-year-old man who fell into the sea while fishing.
The man fell into the sea at a port in Obira in northwestern Hokkaido early in the morning on Tuesday as he tried to help his son keep hold of a fishing rod. The son in his 20s also fell into the sea, but he got back to shore with no injuries.
A local fisherman spotted the body of Hiroki Nihonyanagi, a resident of Asahikawa in the prefecture, floating about 10 kilometers south of the port and made an emergency call Thursday morning, according to the police.
AloJapan.com