Survivor of the IZUMO Airlines Crash

619: Anonymous Poster 2009/01/04 (Sun) 21:39:58 ID:CbuCnonh0

I’m releasing an important record related to the incident here.
It’s an audio file captured on an IC recorder.*
The voice on it is almost entirely that of Hiná Kamimura.
She’s a detective with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police—and the aunt of Takayo Kamimura, the only survivor of the IZUMO Airlines crash (Takayo was thirteen at the time).

*IC recorder — a small handheld digital voice recorder commonly used in Japan for interviews and note-taking.

Because of injuries from the crash, Takayo had long been regarded as being in a persistent vegetative state, but just recently we confirmed that she’s fully conscious.
She can’t speak yet, so electrodes were attached to her back molars, letting her communicate by biting down and triggering a tone.
Two beeps for “yes,” one beep for “no.”
For Takayo’s peace of mind, only Hiná and Takayo are in the room, and no cameras or other equipment have been set up.

620: Anonymous Poster 2009/01/04 (Sun) 21:41:29 ID:CbuCnonh0

“Hello.”
(Silence.)

“Do you remember who I am?”
Beep-beep. *

“That’s right—it’s Aunt Hina. Is it okay if we talk a bit?”
Beep-beep.

“The sun’s out today. Does it feel nice?”
Beep-beep.

“Would you like to go outside?”
Beep.

“Is staying here fine?”
Beep-beep.

“I see. Then we’ll stay here.”
(Silence.)

621: Anonymous Poster 2009/01/04 (Sun) 21:42:59 ID:CbuCnonh0

“Hey, Auntie… I want to talk about the accident, okay?”
(Silence.)

“Not okay?”
Beep-beep.

“So it really isn’t?”
Beep.

“Then… is it okay?”
Beep-beep.

“All right, here goes. You were on your way back from a trip, right?”
Beep-beep.

“When you left the airport, nothing seemed unusual?”
Beep-beep.

622: Anonymous Poster 2009/01/04 (Sun) 21:43:47 ID:CbuCnonh0

“Were the other passengers acting normally?”
Beep-beep.

“So something happened while you were in the air?”
Beep-beep-beep-beep. (no pause)

“Does that mean YES?”
Beep-beep-beep.

“Is this painful for you? Should we stop?”
…Beep.

“Can we keep going?”
Beep-beep.

“Okay, then—please hang in there a little longer.”
Beep-beep.

623: Anonymous Poster 2009/01/04 (Sun) 21:44:59 ID:CbuCnonh0

“Did the plane shake before the accident?”
Beep-beep.

“Were you scared?”
…Beep.

“Did you already think it was going to crash at that point?”
Beep.

“So you felt it wasn’t a big deal?”
Beep-beep.

“Did the shaking gradually get worse?”
…Beep.

“Did a light shaking continue for a while?”
Beep.

“So… does that mean the shaking stopped once?”
Beep-beep.

“After that, did it start shaking again?”
Beep-beep.

624: Anonymous Poster 2009/01/04 (Sun) 21:45:59 ID:CbuCnonh0

“Was it after that that the plane went down?”
Beep-beep.

“I’m sorry for all the painful questions. You must have been terrified.”
Beep-beep.

“Shall we stop for today? You’re tired, aren’t you?”
Beep.

“Can you still keep talking?”
Beep-beep.

“Then… may I ask a little more?”
Beep-beep.

“Besides the shaking, was there any other sign something was wrong?”
…Beep-beep.

“Then—”
Beep-beep-beep.

“What is it?”
Beep-beep-beep.

“Is your jaw getting tired?”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep.

625: Anonymous Poster 2009/01/04 (Sun) 21:46:43 ID:CbuCnonh0

“Are you shaking?”
Beep-beep-beep-beep.

“Takayo, are you okay?”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-beep. (pause) Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep.

“All right—let’s wait till you calm down.”
Beep-beep-beep.

(Short break. She beeps several more times during the pause.)

“Feeling better now?”
Beep-beep.

“Okay, back to the last question. Besides the shaking, was anything else wrong?”
Beep-beep.

“Did the engine sound strange?”
Beep.

“Did you hear an explosion of any kind?”
Beep.

“Did you see anything outside the window?”
Beep-beep.

Two beeps ＝ “yes,” one beep ＝ “no.” Multiple rapid beeps show heightened emotion or urgency.

626: Anonymous Poster 2009/01/04 (Sun) 21:47:56 ID:CbuCnonh0

“So you mean you saw something hard slam into the plane?”
Beep.

“Then you don’t think that impact was the direct cause of the crash?”
Beep.

“Was what you saw outside the window the actual cause of the crash?”
Beep.

“That—”
(Multiple rapid beeps interrupt her—exact count unclear.)

“Takayo, are you all right? Are you scared?”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-… (continuous)

“It’s all right—there’s nothing to fear. We’re in a hospital; nothing can fall here.”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-beep.

“Okay, take a deep breath.”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep.

(A short pause while she calms down.)

“Are you okay now?”
Beep-beep.

“Can we go on?”
Beep-beep.

627: Anonymous Poster 2009/01/04 (Sun) 21:48:26 ID:CbuCnonh0

“What did you see?”
(Silence.)

“Sorry—was it, um, another plane or something?”
Beep.

“Let me change the question. Was your seat by the window?”
Beep-beep.

“Could you see the wing clearly from there?”
Beep-beep.

“Was there something wrong with the wing?”
…Beep-beep.

“Was the wing damaged?”
…Beep-beep.

“So the plane went down because the wing broke?”
(Waits—silence.)

“So it wasn’t because the wing failed?”
Beep.

“Oh—it was because the wing failed.”
Beep-beep.

“Do you know why it broke?”
Beep-beep.

“Did something hit it?”
Beep.

“Did it just fail on its own?”
Beep.

628: Anonymous Poster 2009/01/04 (Sun) 21:49:09 ID:CbuCnonh0

“Did someone break it on purpose?”
Beep-beep.

“Was somebody actually out there?”
Beep-beep.

“And then—”
(A burst of rapid beeps erupts, cutting her off. No questions for a while; only the electronic tones continue.)

“Okay?”
Beep. … Beep. … Beep.
(She waits until the beeping settles.)

“Was that ‘somebody’ only on the wing?”
Beep.

“So it wasn’t just one person?”
Beep-beep.

“There were many of them?”
Beep-beep.

“Were they damaging different parts of the plane?”
Beep-beep.

“The windows—”
Beep-beep.

“You mean they smashed the windows and came inside?”
Beep-beep.

“Did those things do terrible things to the passengers?”
Beep-beep.

“Were your own injuries because of them, too?”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-… (repeated)

630: Anonymous Poster 2009/01/04 (Sun) 22:01:03 ID:CbuCnonh0

“There was saliva in the wounds—”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-…

“They had fangs?”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-…

“They were slimy?”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-…

“Their eyes were pitch-black, tiny like grapes, packed together—”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-…

“Small—child-sized?”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-…

“Hands—no, legs? So many limbs, crawling all over—”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-…

“A weird voice—like something being scraped—”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-…

“They squeezed through tiny holes and gaps, slithering—”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-…

“They stuck to your body—”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-…

“They climbed up—”
Beep-beep-beep-beep-…

“And bit—”
(The electronic tones stop altogether.)

“Eating…”
“Hurts…”
“Help…”

632: Anonymous Poster 2009/01/04 (Sun) 22:06:26 ID:CbuCnonh0

The above transcript is the recorded exchange between the two individuals.

In the latter part of the recording, strange noises can be heard—a scraping sound, the wet, sticking sounds of suction cups, something dragging across a surface—but the exact cause remains unknown.

It's also unclear if these noises are connected in any way to the fact that Hina Kamimura's voice was trembling towards the end.

This recording is currently stored by the prefectural police as critical evidence in the investigation into the brutal murders of two women at Ōmi Red Cross Hospital.*

The true details behind this incident remain shrouded in mystery.