{"id":177226,"date":"2026-04-20T17:46:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=177226&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:46:44","slug":"body-found-in-ohori-park-pond","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/body-found-in-ohori-park-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"Body Found In Ohori Park Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> An elderly woman was found dead in a pond at Ohori Park in Fukuoka\u2019s Chuo Ward on April 19, prompting a police investigation. At around 11:30 a.m., a park management worker reported a person floating in the water after being alerted by a cleaning staff member nearby. Emergency responders recovered the body and confirmed the woman, believed to be in her 70s, had died at the scene. She was wearing sleepwear and a white raincoat-like garment, with no visible injuries or identification found. Police are investigating both accidental and criminal possibilities and plan to conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=17231885&#038;ymd=2026-04-19\" target=\"_blank\">KBC News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/newsdig.tbs.co.jp\/articles\/-\/2609470\" target=\"_blank\">RKB News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Body-Found-In-Ohori-Park-Pond.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-177227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Body-Found-In-Ohori-Park-Pond.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Body-Found-In-Ohori-Park-Pond.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Body-Found-In-Ohori-Park-Pond.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Body-Found-In-Ohori-Park-Pond.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo: Fukuoka Now<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An elderly woman was found dead in a pond at Ohori Park in Fukuoka\u2019s Chuo Ward on April 19, prompting a police investigation. At around 11:30 a.m&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":177227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-177226","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-chuo-ku","location-fukuoka-city","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/177226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}