U.S. Military
A U.S. Air Force report has detailed the death of a 60-year-old Japanese schoolteacher killed by strong winds from a U.S. military helicopter at a school inside Kadena Air Base in Okinawa. The incident occurred on April 22, 2025, when the teacher, standing just 26 meters from the helicopter, fell and hit her head on concrete, despite rules requiring a minimum distance of 150 meters. She succumbed to her injuries five days later.
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The powerful airflow from a helicopter caused a Japanese teacher to fall fatally during a school event at the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture last year, according to a U.S. military report. The 60-year-old woman suffered severe head injuries and died five days later despite emergency treatment.