A primary school teacher was shocked to find a mysterious object protruding from a school toilet, sparking a decades-long mystery surrounding the discovery of a deceased individual. Yumi Tanaka, the teacher, stumbled upon the bizarre sight in 1989, noticing what appeared to be a black shoe in the toilet.
The incident unfolded in the village of Miyakoji in Japan, where the body of a man was eventually revealed through a tank access point after Yumi raised the alarm. Emergency responders faced challenges extracting the body due to the narrow pipe, requiring the structure to be cut open.
The deceased, identified as Naoyuki Kanno, a 26-year-old nuclear power company employee and active community member, was found unclothed from the waist up, positioned facing the toilet opening. His death was attributed to hypothermia, with no apparent injuries except for minor scrapes.
Speculations arose regarding the circumstances of Naoyuki’s demise, including theories suggesting voluntary entry into the pipe for voyeuristic purposes or potential ties to the Fukushima nuclear power plant, where his company was associated. Despite public demand for reinvestigation, no further official probes were initiated into the perplexing case.