A 9-year-old girl and her 48-year-old mother were found dead inside a tent at a campground in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, on Sunday morning. The site's manager called emergency services around 8:45 a.m., reporting, "I found two people dead inside a tent." Burned charcoal briquettes were discovered nearby, and neither body showed visible external injuries.
At a campground in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, a 48-year-old unemployed woman from Sakai in the same prefecture and her 9-year-old daughter, a fourth-grade elementary school student, were found dead inside a tent. The pair had been staying at the site since the previous day, Saturday. When they did not appear on Sunday morning, the manager checked the tent and made the grim discovery.
Police responded to the manager's emergency call at about 8:45 a.m., stating, "I found two people dead inside a tent." Upon arrival, officers confirmed the bodies of the woman and girl, with burned charcoal briquettes found nearby. No visible external injuries were observed on either.
Authorities are investigating the cause and circumstances of the deaths, including potential carbon monoxide poisoning from the charcoal, a method sometimes associated with suicides or accidents in similar cases. Interviews with relatives have begun, and the incident has shocked the local community, raising questions about safety protocols at campgrounds.
