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A search party of about 30 people was organized on Thursday, but their efforts were called off after roughly 30 minutes due to bad weather.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe search began again on the morning of Friday, October 17, this time with a team of about 40 people.<\/span><\/p>\nAt around 9 a.m., Sasazaki\u2019s body was found in a wooded area roughly 50 yards from the inn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSearch and rescue officials shot and killed an adult male Asiatic black bear near the area where Sasazaki\u2019s body was found.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAnother man was reportedly attacked and killed by a bear in the same area on October 8 while picking mushrooms. Authorities are attempting to figure out if the same bear was responsible for both attacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSasazaki had worked as a referee for All Japan Women, Zero1 and Marigold Wrestling before his death.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nMarigold founder, Rossy Ogawa<\/strong>, remembered Sasazaki with a message on social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cTragic news has come in that the body of Katsumi Sasazaki, who was attacked by a bear and went missing at a hot spring facility in Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, has been found,\u201d Ogawa wrote via X<\/a> on Friday. \u201cSasazaki\u2019s final referee appearance was in the Marigold ring. A junior from All Japan Women\u2019s Pro-Wrestling, he was reserved but dedicated to his work, and he leaves behind two young daughters. He was supposed to attend the Shinkiba event but was absent, and we parted ways without exchanging any words. Such an end is unthinkable, and all I can say is that it\u2019s deeply regrettable and heartbreaking. I pray for his soul to rest in peace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
The search began again on the morning of Friday, October 17, this time with a team of about 40 people.<\/span><\/p>\n At around 9 a.m., Sasazaki\u2019s body was found in a wooded area roughly 50 yards from the inn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Search and rescue officials shot and killed an adult male Asiatic black bear near the area where Sasazaki\u2019s body was found.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Another man was reportedly attacked and killed by a bear in the same area on October 8 while picking mushrooms. Authorities are attempting to figure out if the same bear was responsible for both attacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sasazaki had worked as a referee for All Japan Women, Zero1 and Marigold Wrestling before his death.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Marigold founder, Rossy Ogawa<\/strong>, remembered Sasazaki with a message on social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTragic news has come in that the body of Katsumi Sasazaki, who was attacked by a bear and went missing at a hot spring facility in Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, has been found,\u201d Ogawa wrote via X<\/a> on Friday. \u201cSasazaki\u2019s final referee appearance was in the Marigold ring. A junior from All Japan Women\u2019s Pro-Wrestling, he was reserved but dedicated to his work, and he leaves behind two young daughters. He was supposed to attend the Shinkiba event but was absent, and we parted ways without exchanging any words. Such an end is unthinkable, and all I can say is that it\u2019s deeply regrettable and heartbreaking. I pray for his soul to rest in peace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n