Japanese fisherman dies after whale knocks boat over (video)
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:18 am
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TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese fisherman trying to help rescue a wayward whale was knocked off his boat and died, officials said.
The body of Noriyuki Yamamoto, 58, was recovered by divers, and he was pronounced dead at a hospital in Uwajima, said Satoshi Nishikawa, an Ehime state government official.
Fishermen and officials were trying to coax the 50-foot-long sperm whale out of Uwajima Bay on Tuesday afternoon and into the open sea when the mammal suddenly went wild, Nishikawa said.
The whale hit the 2-ton boat carrying Yamamoto and two other fishermen, who were also tossed into the sea but were rescued.
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese fisherman trying to help rescue a wayward whale was knocked off his boat and died, officials said.
The body of Noriyuki Yamamoto, 58, was recovered by divers, and he was pronounced dead at a hospital in Uwajima, said Satoshi Nishikawa, an Ehime state government official.
Fishermen and officials were trying to coax the 50-foot-long sperm whale out of Uwajima Bay on Tuesday afternoon and into the open sea when the mammal suddenly went wild, Nishikawa said.
The whale hit the 2-ton boat carrying Yamamoto and two other fishermen, who were also tossed into the sea but were rescued.