Overview
- Kanagawa Prefectural Police said the remains are likely a woman aged about 20 to 50.
- The upper body was recovered near the Hikawamaru by Yokohama’s Yamashita Park on November 1 after a passerby alerted an officer.
- The head and lower body were missing, and investigators are probing possible cutting and deliberate disposal.
- A forensic autopsy found no conspicuous external injuries and estimated death occurred within the past several months.
- Based on the damage, police consider propeller involvement unlikely and are urgently working to establish the victim’s identity.