Kazuki Takahashi was found dead in the sea off Okinawa, Japan, still wearing his snorkel gear. 🌊 He was 60 years old, and the whole world thought the same thing: an absurd accident for the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!.
But the truth was different. Two days earlier, a woman, her 11-year-old daughter, and an American soldier had been caught in a rip current. Robert Bourgeau, a diving instructor, heard the screams and jumped into the water to save all three.
What no one saw coming was that Takahashi also went into the sea to help. Witnesses saw him swimming toward the group, just before the waves pulled him under. He never resurfaced. 💔