Child’s body found in Japan as police investigate possible link to missing boy
Police in northeastern Japan are examining whether a child’s body found on Tobishima island could be that of a six-year-old boy who disappeared earlier this month. The body was wearing clothing resembling the boy’s reported Spider-Man-themed jumpsuit, according to prefectural police.
A child’s body was found on Wednesday on the coast of Tobishima, an outlying island in Japan’s northeastern Yamagata Prefecture, according to the South China Morning Post. The body was discovered at about 11.20am. Police are investigating whether it could belong to a six-year-old boy who went missing in the area earlier this month.
Prefectural police said the child was wearing what appeared to be a navy-blue and red Spider-Man-themed jumpsuit. The clothing was similar to what the missing boy had been wearing when he disappeared. A man in his 70s alerted authorities to the discovery, the report said.
The available material did not identify the child or state whether officials had confirmed the body’s identity.
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