Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Bad news from Wakayama-ken

I know that I'm incredibly uninformed, but this is what I know. My friend in Wakayama-ken told me that one of the JETs there died over the weekend. The details as I know them: He was last seen alive at a party on Saturday, very drunk. When he didn't show up for their Mid Year Conference on Monday he was reported missing to the police. His body was found today at the bottom of a ravine. My friend believes that he was a first year JET, and knows he was from the UK. I don't know his name. I know he was in his early 20s.

Very sobering.

1 comment:

Living and Teaching in Tokushima said...

Hi. I found your blog. :) I'm a Tokushima JET.

He was a first year, Tokyo Group A. Bristol England. His name was Ben. I don't know much more, but thought I'd let you know what I knew.