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Child’s body found after tour boat sank in Japan’s far north

A group of ships search for the missing off Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido Monday, April 25, 2022. Rescuers continue the search operation for the missing since a tour boat carrying 26 people apparently sank off far northeastern Japan. (Kyodo News via AP) A helicopter hovers over the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido to conduct a search operation Monday, April 25, 2022. Rescuers continue the search operation for the missing since a tour boat carrying 26 people apparently sank off far northeastern Japan. (Kyodo News via AP) A group of ships search for the missing off Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido Monday, April 25, 2022. Rescuers continue the search operation for the missing since a tour boat carrying 26 people apparently sank off far northeastern Japan. (Kyodo News via AP) A helicopter hovers over the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido to conduct a search operation Monday, April 25, 2022. Rescuers continue the search operation for the missing since a tour boat carrying 26 people apparently sank off far northeastern Japan. (Kyodo News via AP) A group of ships search for the missing off Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido Monday, April 25, 2022. Rescuers continue the search operation for the missing since a tour boat carrying 26 people apparently sank off far northeastern Japan. (Kyodo News via AP) A helicopter hovers over the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido to conduct a search operation Monday, April 25, 2022. Rescuers continue the search operation for the missing since a tour boat carrying 26 people apparently sank off far northeastern Japan. (Kyodo News via AP) A group of ships search for the missing off Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido Monday, April 25, 2022. Rescuers continue the search operation for the missing since a tour boat carrying 26 people apparently sank off far northeastern Japan. (Kyodo News via AP) A helicopter hovers over the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido to conduct a search operation Monday, April 25, 2022. Rescuers continue the search operation for the missing since a tour boat carrying 26 people apparently sank off far northeastern Japan. (Kyodo News via AP) ADDS STORY UPDATE- Emergency personnel transfer a person retrieved from the tour boat accident, in Shari, in the northern island of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The tour boat with 26 aboard sank in rough waters Saturday. Ten people are confirmed to have died and the search continues for the other 16. (Koki Sengoku/Kyodo News via AP) ADDS STORY UPDATE- Emergency personnel transfer a person retrieved from the tour boat accident, in Shari, in the northern island of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The tour boat with 26 aboard sank in rough waters Saturday. Ten people are confirmed to have died and the search continues for the other 16. (Koki Sengoku/Kyodo News via AP) ADDS THE KASHUNI WATERFALL - This aerial photo shows the Kashuni Waterfall, seen at center, near the waters where rescuers continue search for the passengers on a missing tour boat, off Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, northern Japan Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found several of the 26 people from a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before. The location, near the Kashuni Waterfall, is known as a difficult place to maneuver boats because of its rocky coastline and strong tide.(Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP) Crew members of fishing boats prepare to leave for a search operation for the missing, at a port in Shari, in northern Japan of Hokkaido Monday, April 25, 2022. Rescuers found a child of unknown condition in the early hours of Monday, as the search continued for a third day after a tour boat with 26 aboard apparently sank in rough waters, triggering questions why it was allowed to sail. (Koki Sengoku/Kyodo News via AP) This aerial photo shows waters near Shiretoko Peninsula where rescuers conduct a search operation in northern Japan of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found nine of the 26 people from a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown. (Kyodo News via AP) Rescuers conduct a search operation near Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found nine of the 26 people from a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown. (Kyodo News via AP) Rescuers conduct a search operation near Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found nine of the 26 people from a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown. (Kyodo News via AP) A diver and a rescue helicopter conduct a search operation in waters near Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found nine of the 26 people from a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown. (Kyodo News via AP) This aerial photo shows the fishing boats conduct search operations for the passengers and crew members on a missing tour boat, off Shiretoko Peninsula, northern Japan of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found several of the 26 people from a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown. (Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP) In this photo released by the 1st Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters, rescuers attend a person found on a rocky area near the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found nine of the 26 people from a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown. (The 1st Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters via AP) This photo released by the 1st Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters, shows an orange-colored, square-shaped lifesaving float with the name of a missing tour boat on it near the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found nine of the 26 people from a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown. (The 1st Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters via AP) Rescuers conduct a search operation in waters near Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found nine of the 26 people from a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown. (Kyodo News via AP) This aerial photo shows the waters where rescuers continue search for the passengers on a missing tour boat, off Shiretoko Peninsula, northern Japan of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Japanese Coast Guard said Sunday that rescue helicopters found several of the 26 people from a tour boat missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan since the day before, but their conditions are unknown. (Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP) This aerial photo shows a rescuer being lifted in a search operation for missing passengers and crew members of a sunken tour boat, off Shiretoko Peninsula, northern Japan of Hokkaido Sunday, April 24, 2022. (Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP)