West of Tokyo, where a 9-year-old girl Misaki Ogura, from Narita, Chiba Prefecture, went missing over two and a half years ago, a human skull has been found near a mountainside campsite in Yamanashi Prefecture.
When they found the part of a human skull on the mountainside the police immediately suspected that the remains found must have been Musaki a nine-year-old girl at the time she disappeared. Misaki went missing after eating snacks in the evening near a tent around 3:40 p.m. on September 21, 2019, as she followed other children heading to another spot. Since then she has not been found.
A man in his 40s found the remains on the side of a mountain trail around 600 meters east of the campsite on Saturday, reporting it to the police in the village two days later together with a photo of the skull he just found. An autopsy performed on Tuesday specified the bones as part of a human skull. A team of 40 police search the area the same day and plan to continue in the days ahead. The 39-year-old mother believes that her daughter will come home safely.
However, the cause of death has not been confirm and the remains of the bones are still in search. A mother and the policed requested to the public that if anyone has any idea related to the skull found in the mountainside or about Musaki should provide information.
