Japanese local media confirmed the death of another victim in a tourist boat crash in northern Japan today, Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to 11.
The girl was one of two children missing after a tour boat with 26 people on board capsized on Saturday.
Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Monday that rescuers pulled the girl out of frozen coastal waters. The girl was unconscious and was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Fifteen passengers are still missing, and attempts are ongoing to find the rest of the passengers, in addition to the Kazuo 1 boat.
According to Japan’s Kyodo news agency, the accident occurred while the boat was in the waters of Kashuni Falls, a famous scenic spot near
tip of the peninsula.
After being trapped in high waves on Saturday, the Kazuo 1 crew issued a distress call to the Coast Guard, saying water was getting into the boat.
A few hours later, contact with the boat was lost, and the Coast Guard began a search operation involving a helicopter and several boats.
On board the boat were 22 adult passengers, two children and a crew of two.
The crew is 54 years old.
On Saturday, the water temperature in the area was recorded at around 3 degrees Celsius, with strong waves and strong winds.
Passengers aged 10 to 89 arrived from different regions of Japan, including Hokkaido, Fukushima, Tokyo and Fukuoka in the south of the country.
