2 Police Officers Missing in Shinjo, Yamagata Pref.; Police Car Heading to Scene of Rescue Call due to Heavy Rain Swept Away (UPDATE 1)

The Yomiuri Shimbun

10:45 JST, July 26, 2024

Two police officers in their 20s are missing after their police car was swept away near a bridge over a tributary of the Mogami River in Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture, Thursday night during heavy rainfall. The police car was found upside down in a nearby paddy field on Friday morning, but the two were nowhere to be found, and fire department personnel are searching for them.

According to the Yamagata Prefectural Police, a male civilian called 110 at around 11:25 p.m. Thursday to report that a car had been swept away near this bridge, and it is believed that the police car was swept away. At the time, the road near the bridge was flooded and a landslide was reported nearby. The man who reported it was also missing for a while, but was later found and is said to be safe.