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ID Code 7205-0008
Artifact Name Surgically removed glass fragment
Donor Eiko Higashi
Receiving Date 1981/04/11
Size (W×H×D) (mm) 15×1×12
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) 1700
Number 1
Location Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas
Description Glass fragment removed from a person's body
Donation / Eiko Higashi
Approx. 1,700m from the hypocenter Funairi-saiwai-cho
Eiko Inoue (then, 12), a first-year student at Shintoku Girls High School, was exposed at home, her body pierced by countless glass fragments. She lost consciousness and was taken to a relief station in the city but was unable to receive adequate care. She was then taken to a relative's home in Matsuyama where she underwent surgery. This fragment was surgically extracted in 1981, 36 years after the bombing. Eiko's father, who was exposed with her at home, her older sister, who encountered the bombing on the way to work, and her younger brother, who was playing at a neighbor's house, all disappeared without a trace.

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