Suspected remains of missing Kyoto elementary school boy found in mountains

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Police in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, announced on April 13 that suspected remains of an 11-year-old boy, who had been missing since March 23, were found in a mountainous area. The boy, a student at Nantan Municipal Sonobe Elementary School, disappeared after being dropped off near school by his father on the morning of March 23. His yellow backpack was found on March 29 about 3 km west of the school, and shoes similar to his were found yesterday about 6 km southwest of the school. Police conducted a large-scale search involving approximately 1,000 officers but found no other key evidence or eyewitness accounts.