'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Creator Kazuki Takahashi Died Trying to Rescue People From Drowning
justjared.comKazuki Takahashi died in an incredibly tragic way. The Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!, died in July at the age of 60 in Japan while trying to rescue people from drowning, witnesses say.
Military newspaper Stars and Stripes reports that the artist died while trying to rescue three strangers swept up in a strong current, via TMZ. Click inside to read more… According to people at the scene, Kazuki dove into a riptide to try and bring woman and her 11-year-old daughter back to shore on July 4.
Major Robert Bourgeau, a 49-year-old U.S. Army officer and scuba diving instructor, also aided in the rescue mission.
Multiple people saw the artist attempting to assist the effort. Bourgeau managed to save the 11-year-old girl and the mother, but when he went to help a 39-year-old U.S.
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