'Yu-Gi-Oh!' creator a 'hero' for dying during attempt to save American girl: US Army officer

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Kazuki Takahashi died a hero.

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Famed Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli is suing an air charter company for allegedly violating a contract by providing him with an older, noisier airplane during a portion of his U.S. tour last year. Bocelli, 64, filed the lawsuit against Private Jet Services of Seabrook in New Hampshire federal court last month.

Stars and Stripes show that Takahashi was aiding in the rescue of an 11-year-old girl, her mother and a soldier caught in a current at Mermaid’s Grotto in Okinawa, Japan.According to the publication, US Army Major and scuba diving instructor Robert Bourgeau was at the popular dive spot with students when he heard the screams of an unidentified Japanese mother caught in the current and jumped into action.At some point during the rescue, Takahashi, 60, was seen by the students jumping into the water to assist in the rescue, but then disappeared beneath the waves.“He’s a hero,” Bourgeau said of Takahashi, adding, “He died trying to save someone else.”Bourgeau managed to physically save the woman and child and was able to verbally guide the soldier to safety.The anime and manga creator’s body was discovered two days after the rescue — seen floating off the coast of Okinawa by a person running a marine leisure business, according to an official at the Naha Coast Guard Nago station.The official also shared in a July interview that Takahashi’s body showed signs of being attacked by a marine creature, possibly sharks, but the cause of death was still under investigation.Later, a rental car was discovered at Mermaid’s Grotto under the trading card game creator’s name, allowing his family to identify his body.Bourgeau was nominated for the Soldier’s Medal for his rescue efforts.

The Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli is suing an air charter firm that specialises in luxury jet service, alleging the company provided him an older, noisier plane than agreed upon during a portion of a US tour last year. The case filed in September by Bocelli, 64, in federal court in New Hampshire also says Private Jet Services of Seabrook violated the terms of its contract when the crew on one flight announced that Bocelli and his party should expect a bumpy ride before landing on a flight from California to Cleveland.

Kazuki Takahashi, who created the popular manga “Yu-Gi-Oh”, tragically died in July at age 60 when his body was discovered floating off the coast of Naga City in Okinawa, Japan.

Kazuki Takahashi died in an incredibly tragic way.