Tokyo [Japan], March 28 (ANI): A person died whereas one other went lacking after a conventional picket boat capsized in Hozu River within the metropolis of Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan police mentioned on Tuesday, reported Kyodo News.
At least 25 passengers have been on board the tour boat and all have been rescued after the boat ran ashore and capsized in Katsura river, also called the Hozu River, within the Western Japan prefecture.
According to a report in Japan Times, the rescue authorities saved the person, who was additionally the captain of the boat, in a state of cardiac arrest, however he was later declared useless, police mentioned, including that the seek for one other boat staffer was on. Boat passengers and two different staffers have been safely rescued, they mentioned.
According to police, the workers member who was punting the boat died, and one other workers member is lacking. The two different crew members on board are secure, reported Kyodo News.
Yusen Kigyo Kumiai, the operator of sightseeing excursions, mentioned that boat rides on the river have been cancelled for the remainder of the day, based on the web site of Hozugawa.
Later Tuesday, the Japan Transport Safety Board, a transport ministry physique, determined to ship two ship accident investigators to the scene of the accident.
The excursions, which draw about 3,00,000 vacationers annually, start in Kameoka and go by rapids earlier than ending in Arashiyama on the outskirts of Kyoto’s prefectural capital.
According to the operator, the two-hour excursions are identified for his or her scenic vistas that change with the seasons.
A pair from the United States mentioned they have been wanting ahead to a tour after listening to about a phenomenal view, however they have been shocked to study concerning the capsizing and have been praying for the protection of these on board, reported Japan Times. (ANI)