Saitama: Corpse of man found in river in Kasukabe
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Saitama: Corpse of man found in river in Kasukabe
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on April 20, 2021
SAITAMA (TR) – Saitama Prefectural Police launched an investigation after the discovery of a man’s corpse in a river in Kasukabe City on Monday.
At around 6:25 a.m., a passerby alerted police about the body along the riverbed of the Edogawa River in the Nishihoshubana area, reports the
Saitama Shimbun (April 20).
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