NIIGATA (TR) – Police in Shibata City have confirmed the identity of a corpse found floating in a pond at Ikoinono Park as that of a 90-year-old local resident, reports Niigata Nippo (Nov. 3).
The grim discovery was made shortly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, when a person called police after spotting the body drifting on its back near the multipurpose athletic ground in the park pond, according to the Shibata Police Station.
Firefighters pulled the man from the water, where he was pronounced dead at the scene.
At the time of recovery, the deceased was dressed in a gray jacket, gray trousers, and brown sneakers. He stood approximately 156 centimeters tall. His age and identity were not immediately known, with Shibata Police Station opening an investigation into the cause of death and the man’s background.
On Wednesday, police announced that the body had been identified as that of the 90-year-old Shibata City resident. His family had filed a missing persons report with the station on October 17.
Investigators continue to probe the circumstances of his death.
