02/14/2023

HOKKAIDO – On the night of the 13th of February, an 86-year-old woman was found buried under snow on their house in Fukagawa, Hokkaido.

Mother, died from getting buried under a snow in Hokkaido (HBC)

The incident was discovered shortly after 7:30 p.m., a relative of Tomiko Fujiwara, 86, called 119 and said, “Fujiwara has not answered the phone since yesterday. She may be buried under the snow.”

When emergency services arrived, they found Fujiwara buried under 40 to 50 cm of snow by the side of the barn. Fujiwara had already suffered cardiopulmonary arrest and was later confirmed dead.

Fujiwara told his eldest son, who lives with him, that she was going outside to “put away the snow removal equipment” at around 4:00 p.m. on February 12, and the police are investigating the possibility that she died from a snowfall from their roof.

News Source: TBS News