- A 10-year-old boy who went missing from a special needs school in Komatsu city, Japan, was found dead in a waterfall about 1.5km away.
- The boy left his classroom at the Ishikawa Prefectural Komatsu Special Needs School on Tuesday morning, asking to use the bathroom, but did not return.
- School officials believe he exited the building through an emergency exit, with his indoor shoes later discovered at the edge of a nearby rice field.
- Security camera footage showed a child matching his description running towards Junigataki Falls, prompting a large-scale search involving 200 firefighters and police officers.
- His body was found submerged at the base of Junigataki Falls about 24 hours after he went missing, and his death is not considered suspicious, highlighting the risks faced by children with intellectual disabilities who wander.
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