The bodies of four people were discovered off the coast of the town of Manazuru, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday, the Kanagawa Prefectural Police said.
Kanagawa police at around 6 a.m. that day received a report from a man who was walking along the town¡¯s Kotogahama Beach, who said he saw a woman floating in the ocean. The report prompted a search by the police and the local fire department.
The bodies recovered appeared to be those of a woman, a man and two girls. Investigators will conduct autopsies and analyze security camera footage to determine their identities and whether any foul play was involved in their deaths.
Police have also found a car and a pair of shoes on a nearby bridge and are investigating whether they are connected to the case.
Footage from a security camera located near the site showed a person jumping off a bridge into the sea, TBS reported.
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