Kumamoto helicopter LIVE: 'Tourists' go missing as 'aircraft' spotted near active volcano
Reach Daily Express | January 20, 2026 5:39 PM CST
A helicopter that had been sightseeing in the Kumamoto area has gone missing on Tuesday, January 20. Police said a helicopter from the force "discovered what appeared to be an aircraft" near the first crater of Mount Aso's Nakadake in Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
The helicopter, which may have been carrying tourists and is believed to have had three people on board, went missing at approximately 11am.
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