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A Mother and Child Were Rescued After Being Swept 50 Meters Offshore in an Area Prone to Rip Currents; the Japan Coast Guard Advises People to Wear Life Jackets in Kunigami Village, Okinawa.

At around 10:40 a.m. on the 22nd, a Swiss woman in her 40s and her teenage son were swept out to sea while snorkeling near the mouth of the Ie River in Chosu, Kunigami Village. A woman who was at the scene called 119, reporting that they were being swept about 50 meters offshore, and the Kunigami District Fire Department rescued the two using a jet ski. They were unharmed.
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At around 10:40 a.m. on the 22nd, a Swiss woman in her 40s and her teenage son were swept out to sea while snorkeling near the mouth of the Ie River in Chosu, Kunigami Village. A woman who was at the scene called 119, reporting that they were being swept about 50 meters offshore, and the Kunigami District Fire Department rescued the two using a jet ski. They were unharmed.

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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