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Toyama cops: Female corpse found floating off port

A woman's body was found floating off the Fushiki Toyama Port
A woman’s body was found floating off the Fushiki Toyama Port (kaiho.mlit.go.jp)

TOYAMA (TR) – The Fushiki Coast Guard Office on Wednesday announced the discovery of a woman’s corpse floating off the coast of Imizu City, reports the Sankei Shimbun (July 20).

According to the office and Toyama Prefectural Police, a man aboard a transportation boat saw the body of the woman, believed to be aged between 50 and 90, floating face-down offshore from the Fushiki Toyama Port.

There were no external wounds on the body, which measures 156 centimeters in height. The person is believed to have died at least one week before.

The body was clothed in a black short-sleeve shirt and beige pants.