Japanese
soldiers have joined the search for a seven-year-old boy missing since
Saturday in wild bear territory in the country’s mountainous north.
Yamato
Tanooka was left by the side of the road in woods in Nanae on Japan’s
Hokkaido island by his parents as punishment for throwing stones at
passing cars and people. However, when they returned he was gone.
Tanooka was left by the side of the road in woods in Nanae on Japan’s
Hokkaido island by his parents as punishment for throwing stones at
passing cars and people. However, when they returned he was gone.
Despite a search by a now 200-strong
rescue team, including members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF),
there has been no sign of the boy.
rescue team, including members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF),
there has been no sign of the boy.
“We still have no clue. We just do not know where he went,” rescue team spokesman Satoshi Saito told CNN Wednesday.
“Our fatigue level is peaking now. But we will continue to search for the boy.”