Firefighters transfer a rescued person in Shari, in the northern island of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found four of the 26 people on a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown. AP PHOTO
Firefighters transfer a rescued person in Shari, in the northern island of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found four of the 26 people on a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown. AP PHOTO

TOKYO: Rescuers said that 10 people who were retrieved Sunday from the frigid sea and the rocky coast of a northern Japanese national park had died, a day after a tour boat with 26 aboard apparently sank in rough waters, triggering questions why it was allowed to sail.

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