Boy MISSING After the parents abandon Punishment In Woods
Frustration grows at the Japanese boy Search abandoned in 7 years the bears filled timber.
A desperate search for a 7-year-old Japanese who was deliberately abandoned in the remote woods continued Tuesday as rescuers admitted they found no sign of the missing child.
The research area a mountainous region near Nanae-cho, Hokkaido, the northernmost of the four main islands of Japan is isolated, dense and wild bears, residents told the Japan Times.
Concerns about the safety of children intensified after rescuers found fresh feces in the region, prompting two hunters to join the research group, according to Agence France Presse.
Despite the difficult terrain, rescuers began to express their frustration about their surprising lack of progress after four days of searching.
We have too little information about how the boy acted after being left alone, the local fire department rescuer Satoshi Saito told AFP that he had to be able to walk around, but we have a hard time showing what route he would have taken and how much.
Alone in the forest, the child had no food or water and suffered heavy rain the night, according to AFP.
It only took a few minutes to Yamato Tanooka to disappear after his parents abandoned him by the side of the road to teach the boy a lesson disobedient.
By the time his parents came to fetch the child had disappeared.
The parents left the boy in the mountains as punishment, a police spokesman told the Japan Times They said they returned to the site immediately, but the boy was gone.
Hokkaido police said that the child has gone to 16 hours 3 pm Eastern time Saturday, according to CNN Two hours later, the boy's parents called the police and told them that the child had disappeared during a day trip, while the family swept for wild vegetables, CNN reported.
Takayuki Tanooka, father 44 year old child, has finally admitted that the family history was made and that his son had indeed been left as punishment for throwing stones at cars along a road in the region, Japan Times Tanooka told a local journalist that he could not admit at first the authorities what he had done, according to the document.
I could not ask for a search with a reason for punishment, he told TV Asahi, according to CNN, I thought it might be considered a domestic violence.
Rescuers are looking for a 7 year old boy who disappeared in a Japanese forest late Saturday afternoon, Kyodo News by AP.
Police said a research group of more than 150 officers and firefighters were searching for the boy, who was wearing a navy blue shorts, a black sweater and red sneakers at the time of his disappearance, according to CNN.
The north side of the road on which the boy was left slopes to Mt Komagadake, rising just over 3,700 feet, according to AFP.
Unless he began to climb the mountain, it would have hit a main road after walking for two to three kilometers different direction, Saito told AFP.
Video footage showed dozens of researchers stomping through dense forest and thick foliage while a helicopter buzzes Overheard, AFP During the night, the news service reported, rescuers through the search area with torches and shouting the boy's name.
I'm sorry for my child, the father told a reporter NTV I'm sorry for causing trouble to many people.
The area where the child was last seen home to wild bears, according to the Times.
Mitsuru Wakayama, spokesman for the nearby town of Nanae, told the Times that the area is used as a shortcut by locals, but not often, because of insecurity, it can be.
Few people or cars pass, and it becomes totally dark because there is no light, Wakayama said it is not surprising to encounter bears throughout the region.
With police trying to decide if the parents face charges related to the abandonment of children, many critics call the parents to deal with the impact, according to the Times.
It's not worth it, but Twitter abuse after reading.
Parents are so stupid I'm speechless, said another.
The Associated Press reported that the boy's father expressed remorse in an interview with public broadcaster NHK and other TV channels, I regret what I did to my child, he said.
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