The creator of “Yu-Gi-Oh!” she died while trying to save three people, including a girl and her mother

Last July we echoed the death of Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’, At the age of 60.. His body was found by the Nago Coast Guard on Okinawa Island, Japan. Now more details about his death come to light. According to the American military magazine Stars and Stripes, the successful manga artist drowned while trying to save the lives of up to three people at a famous dive site.

The aforementioned magazine collects the statements of the major of the United States Army, Robert Bourgeau, recognized for saving the life of an 11-year-old girl, her mother and a 39-year-old American soldier. These three people had been sucked into the troubled waters due to bad weather. The 49-year-old military man and diving instructor acknowledged that Takahashi jumped into the water to try to help rescue, although he was trapped by the current.. When his body was found, the coast guard already confirmed that he was with snorkeling equipment, even though they did not want to confirm his participation in the rescue at the time. However, many sworn statements delivered to the army confirm this information, specifying that the artist did not think twice and went into the water to help.

“He’s a hero, he died trying to save someone else. This man had a huge impact on the world.”says Borgheo. The soldier himself did not notice Takahashi’s presence in the water, although he makes it clear who saw him jump into the water was one of his two student divers who helped in the rescue.

Takahashi began his career as a cartoonist in 1982. In 1996, the Japanese became famous with the release of “Yu-Gi-Oh!”. Said manga follows the life of Yugi, a spiky-haired boy whose magical powers of the game have become a fad worldwide that has spawned stickers, a long series of anime, books, films and even video games.

How was the rescue?

Bourgeau says he was walking when he heard a woman ask for help, pointing to her 11-year-old daughter and the American soldier, who had been trapped in a stream about 100 meters from the coast.. The current was engulfing the pair, but the incoming six-foot waves crashed into them, creating a dangerous whirlwind effect. Quickly, he made an agreement with his two students and rushed towards the girl coordinating with one of them, while the other went to alert the emergency services.

The soldier managed to bring her ashore, although he confesses to being exhausted doing so. Then her mother was found, who had somehow also been sucked into the turbulent waters. “I grabbed the girl and the mother and swam all my life”The burgomaster declares. He later tried to help the soldier out of the vortex, but he found himself tired and out of energy: “It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do, I let that man go to save myself.”. However, Bourgeau found his last strength, managed to get out of the water, and from there he ordered the soldier to get out of the pinwheel and reach the shore alive.