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Elderly woman falls to her death in Typhoon Hagibis rescue operation
Disability News Japan
English - October 17, 2019 12:02 - 4 minutes - 3.71 MBNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A woman in her 70s died after accidentally falling from a helicopter in a rescue operation during Typhoon Hagibis. The Tokyo Fire Department apologized on October 13th for the accident, saying that rescuers forgot to attach the hook of her safety harness.
https://barrierfreejapan.com/2019/10/15/elderly-woman-falls-to-her-death-in-typhoon-hagibis-rescue-operation-updated/