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Missing Driver Found in Sewer After Yashio Sinkhole

2/12/2025

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  • A tragic discovery in Yashio, Japan, as a truck cabin, thought to hold the body of a missing 74-year-old driver, was located in a sewer pipe following a sinkhole on January 28. Rescuers are battling hazardous conditions, including water flow and toxic hydrogen sulfide gas, while a temporary bypass pipe is set to take three months to install for safe access.