Heavy rain in Japan, 2 police officers were swept away by mudslides on the way to rescue the victims and died heroically, nearby residents: a person with a sense of justice and honesty
In the city of Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, two police officers who received the call to rescue encountered a mudslide on the road and disappeared along with the police car after being swept away by the floodwater.
On July 25, this unprecedented heavy rain broke the historical record in Shinzhuang City, Yamagata Prefecture, turning roads into rivers and flooding houses.
On the night of July 25, two police officers suddenly received an emergency call and they immediately drove to the scene in a police car. Unfortunately, they encountered a mudslide on the way, and the police car was swept away by floodwaters, and the two police officers were eventually killed.
The police officers who died in the line of duty were 26-year-old Reita Tamaya, 29, and Saya Sato, 29, both of whom were outstanding officers of the Shinjo Police Station.
On July 25, heavy rain began to fall, and the residents of Yamagata Prefecture suffered an unprecedented disaster. Roads have been flooded in many areas and homes have been severely flooded.
At 11:23 p.m. on July 25, they received a 110 call from an ordinary citizen, who was driving a police car to patrol the area under the jurisdiction of the Shinjo Police Station.
After receiving instructions from the police station, Sato and Tamatani drove a police car to the scene of the disaster without even taking their life jackets.
Considering that the scene is a potentially flooded area, in order to ensure safety, the police department sent another van with life jackets to prepare for support. However, the mudslide hit suddenly, and the follow-up support vehicles were also trapped, and the life jackets were not able to reach Sato and Tamatani in time.
Not long after, the police station received a distress notification from Officer Yugu on his mobile phone.
Due to the loud noise in the surrounding environment, during the 45-second call, only the phrase "along with the police car was washed away" was heard. About 30 minutes later, at 0:12 a.m. on the 26th, Officer Sato, who was traveling with him, also issued a notice that he had left the police car but was still washed away, and then both of them disappeared.
It can be speculated that the situation may have been critical at the time and had to get out of the police car.
When the fire and police arrived at the scene, they found the police car that had been washed upside down in the paddy field and three other ordinary vehicles that had been washed away.
At 5:37 a.m. on the 26th, an ordinary male standing on the hood of an ordinary vehicle waving his hand was rescued. With the completion of the man's rescue, all ordinary people in need in the area have been rescued.
However, the figures of Officer Sato and Officer Tamatani were not found......
On July 26, the police and fire continued to search for the missing colleague, and at around 2 p.m., Officer Tamatani, who was in cardiopulmonary arrest, was found about 400 meters away from the police car. It was confirmed on the spot that Officer Tamagaya had died, and the cause of death was drowning, and the estimated time of death was around 1 am on the 26th.
On the other hand, on the 28th, a man was also found in cardiopulmonary arrest on the riverbank about 1.7 kilometers downstream of the site where the police car sank.
Officer Sato was found lying face down, and the autopsy results showed that Officer Sato's cause of death was the same as Officer Tamatani, both of which were drowning, and the estimated time of death was also around 1 am on the 26th.
The local county police twice announced the news of the deceased police officer:
The first time was about Officer Tamaya, and the evaluation of Officer Tamaya's performance was that he "fulfilled his duties and was a model for all police officers". "Very serious, like a leader among colleagues".
Two days later, the news of Officer Sato's death was announced again, and the prefectural police said that Officer Sato's personality was "a strong sense of responsibility and a strong sense of justice." He's a guy who gets things done. He is highly trusted by his superiors, and his work performance is also at the top level in the county. ”
Regarding the 26-year-old Tamagaya police officer from Nishikawa Town, his junior high school classmate said, "He has leadership skills and a sense of responsibility, and the police profession is a good fit for him." The fact that he died is still not believed. I want to tell him that you have worked hard and done a good job. He should have a lot of things he wants to do. ”
Another classmate: "He has a strong sense of justice, so he became a police officer." His older brother is also a police officer and may also have been influential. It was sad to see his body yesterday. ”
Residents near the Mamurogawa police station, where he worked, also felt Tamaya's sincerity towards his work.
A resident near the police station choked up and said, "When he came to say hello, he looked really upright, and I thought he was a very good person." But yesterday I read the newspaper and I was surprised. I don't know what to say. He still has a great future. ”