They Found an Audio Tape Buried on a Mountain, Clues Lead to Horrifying Discovery

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A large SOS sign made from felled birch trees was found when a rescue helicopter was looking for lost hikers on the Asahidake mountain in Japan. When the hikers were congratulated for their foresight on making it, they didn’t know what the rescuers were talking about. Who made the mysterious SOS sign? Who else was lost out there on the mountain? Let’s get into it!
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[@Brew]

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[@aratismitry]

woah

[@taiqs]

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[@DuoTheOwl2024]

HI BREW

[@mangopower87865]

Hi brew

[@dvdemon187]

6:40 _A whopping 0.9_ *millmeters* Caught it.

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

Even though the sign didn't save him I'm glad it saved others and I'm sure he would be glad it helped someone else.

[@slcRN1971]

What a very interesting story. His parents at least get a resolution about their son - - condolences to them. 🕯🥀 I wonder if the rescue team, left that SOS in place or if they moved those tree branches and piled them up close to that clearing (just in case someone might need to use them for a current SOS)?

[@charlesajones77]

It's nearly miraculous that, not only did someone else make an SOS sign, but also that they happened to be in that clearing, not even knowing the sign was there.

[@mikoto7693]

I don’t understand why the sign maker didn’t stay with the SoS sign.

[@twocvbloke]

It is indeed a sad story, knowing that the person whoever made that sign not being saved in time, yet somehow saving the lives of others later on, even though they never knew the sign existed... :(

[@teenagestacker6063]

The new style obviously took a long time to make and it does look good, and I'm sure you've heard this on every video, but we all just really miss the characters and the lore, the jokes, and the old animations now too. I'd say probably the best thing going forward, from a very long time fans prospective, is to do these, but also either have the odd video with the old style and characters, or have the old style and characters, jokes and all of that mixed with this new style. We just really want the family back, and the jokes too. I laughed so much even at the sponsored segments because you guys made them funny!

[@TheElegantPelican]

I agree

[@piperbird7193]

I agree. The new videos just don't feel as personal as the old ones. I really enjoyed the rest of the crew as well.

[@Youser999]

I don't. The other characters are annoying af and add nothing. Good riddance.

[@samanthabesley2314]

Yeah same here

[@LikaLaruku]

It's safe to assume there will be no Hilltober fanart on Twitter this year, given that OTH & Brew have not posted in months.

[@bilz1594]

The fact that they would have to hope a helicopter would even be on its way is crazier

[@awak3nedx]

Fr

[@perceptionascending439]

Nah, when you're in the air, if it's big enough and regular fly overs in an open field you'll get picked up. Make sure you do it in an open field someone made this sign years ago without little air traffick The real problem is getting the wood without tools. That's why they need more patrol helicopter pilots

[@kristopherguilbault5428]

Weird question ⁉️ what ever happened to brew and everyone? No vids of them anymore? Just audio?? I miss them

[@SMCwasTaken]

Corporate Greed

[@KawaHato]

Respect the new style and the hard work it took to make it but I do miss Brew's face on screen and the little creature in the tank (I forget the name). I'll get used to it eventually but I'm glad there's a bunch of old videos I haven't watched yet that I can enjoy still too.

[@cycoholic]

Bean was a tardigrade. A bloody huge tardigrade.

[@thegiantbeagle]

Bean

[@rudykharisma]

​@@cycoholic its normal for a cutie like Bean to be CHONKY

[@owlsayssouth]

They totes "fixed a mistake" ruling the bones to be fitting the male subject. It definitely wasn't because they wanted to close the case.

[@Accrovideogames]

Which is sadly pretty common in Japanese culture. They call it "mendokusai". Journalists are even pressured to not investigate and just repeat whatever the police tell them, no matter how nonsensical it sounds.

[@sanneoi6323]

Ironic how a sign he made failed to save him in over two years of its existence yet it saves someone else in two days.

[@gljames24]

Because the helicopter crews typically only search for a short period of time

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

I'm glad that the SOS sign had helped others to be rescued, but I can't imagine how Iwamura must've felt. The desperation, the fear and finally acceptance as he accepted that he will never be found and as he drew his final breath.

[@irvingchies1626]

they went from "these bones belong to an O-type blooded woman" to an A blooded type man, sounds more like that "mendokusai" culture to me than an actual "mistake"

[@masanobumaou]

Same thought.... Would they really make that mistake? Did they got back the wrong sample or what.

[@Silentgrace11]

I almost wonder if there were remains of another body that got caught up in the fray. Goodness knows in the wilderness, anything can happen.

[@Daeca]

In case anyone was wondering what mendokusai means (like me) without wanting to search it up (unlike me)... basically it's in the same neighborhood of 'can't be arsed' near the street of 'ain't nobody got time for dat'.

[@irvingchies1626]

@@Daeca yeah, japanese doesn't really have an actual translation for many words unlike much people are taught, because of how isolated they were from the west when they developed their own language, but you can give them rough meanings, but you really have to understand their culture to actually learn how to use each word, when and with whom, else you'll just be mistaken often, and if you look asian and they don't know you are from somewhere else, someone will get offended eventually, else they'll just rub it off as "it's just an undereducated foreigner"

[@Gander6309-KranchTheDestroyer]

Hey the new videos look...nice and all? But I loved the old style, much more approachable and probably easier to output. Please? Just think about it? God bless

[@justincoleyYT]

The drawings with no noses had a charm and recognised look to them

[@ChiyuriYami]

I really miss Brew's old style.

[@oh..1795]

Fr

[@itsprincem00n]

Same 😞🙏🏾

[@2014inchesoriginal]

Same

[@Ragingwasabi9000]

same

[@hydeks]

Yea same, not liking this new computerized format, and I miss the brew crew

[@RissyNicole98]

Love the stories! You do an excellent job compiling and retelling the information. But damn…I really miss the characters. It makes me sad that they were just phased out with no explanation. It added charm to the videos and got me lowkey invested in the whole little “universe” y’all had created

[@historyoptional8333]

My deepest condolences to the departed souls. Rest in peace.

[@Philip_vampire]

I prefer the hand drawn things

[@Yu-wj8pj]

Pls tell me the drawings ain't gone forever

[@elliottmcleandeboer]

Such a shame that the forestry service took aerial photos, but no-one looked close enough to see the sign

[@still_guns]

I want the old animations back.

[@DawnCampbell-dk3vx]

It sounds like a clearly marked sign for the correct trail would be helpful.

[@Allegheny500]

As an experienced woodsman I can't count the number of times people I've gone into the woods with were totally lost. On one hunting trip I went with friends to a place they said was a good spot and went to every year. On the first day we set up on a ridge, on the second day we had walked over 20 minutes longer than the last prompting me to ask my friend where he was taking us today. He looked puzzled and said to the place we were at yesterday, I told him he passed it awhile back and wound up having to lead the party back to the right spot

[@serephineclaibourn3422]

I miss Brew and the Crew.

[@yoboymarion5964]

Bring the old ones back

[@TeraunceFoaloke]

Why the Style change? I liked the old one.

[@MadobeNanao]

Ah yes, another reason against going hiking.

[@CoolCademMAnimates-fz1ui]

There’s no possible way they got all that from “OHHH AHHHH OHHH AHHH AHH” 8:20

[@mikoto7693]

I’m skeptical too.

[@Queersailorscout]

It’s so haunting to hear that recording and know that he died like that, desperate for help

[@ellowyni]

This is so unfortunate, the scream is disturbing

[@EH2276cam]

Man that tape made me shiver every time Damn death tapes are always unsettling

[@arockthatlookslikeafish6761]

I was waiting for this vid to drop thx Brew

[@ahahhahahahaahahh]

I miss the characters in the video I would like if they were added back

[@UZI9MMAUTO]

ALWAYS Carry a CD or DVD. You look through the hole to aim. It's been proven they can be seen better than most survival etc mirrors. Due to their size. But a mirror with a hole in center is recommended.. Unsure of a DVD vs CD. But DVD has more piercing color spectrum. All 3 are good for you to 7 miles. Due to the circles. Enhances the reflection. Lime a reverse magnifying glass..

[@LowlyEidolon]

Brew, I enjoy your coffee morning story times, thank you

[@tsambtoulaypouye6719]

Dude your stories are so intresting and amazing bro wow

[@hill2hell]

I'm sure with injuries a singular man couldn't have moved so many logs, unless he escaped being trapped and healed through a very long time, which begs the question if he was the one who made the sign why wouldn't he just have hiked and followed a river or trail. I'm sure hiking with broken bones would be easier than trying to lift or pull logs repeatedly.

[@OmegaBlack999]

Thanks, Brew!!

[@Maruchipawa]

Being lost in a mountain is one of my worst fear. My worst fear is being drowned.

[@gogus2553]

thanks

[@Maruchipawa]

@@gogus2553 wait a minute...

[@Ausar_The_Vile]

@@Maruchipawa *R U N*

[@Crawfishness]

What about if you were in danger of drowning in a river running down the mountain you're lost on?

[@Maruchipawa]

@@Crawfishness welp i'm dead 🤣

[@expresso8428]

the editing in these videos never fails to amaze me. Keep it up!

[@jtadevich]

Very interesting as always.

[@Nightmare88ish]

Fast tips to save your life: Tell people where you will be and how long! Tell multiple specific people to identify when you are not back or communicating that you are gone for longer then expected to know to look for you! 2: DO NOT MOVE! yes, you are lost or injured, do what you must to survive but dont go trying to find your way back! Staying still when you are lost in an area they know to expect you is WAY BETTER then being lost where THEY DONT KNOW YOU ARE BECAUSE YOU MOVED TOO MUCH! Tend any and all injuries and then STOP IN PLACEand find a way to communicate! Such as a small fire (dont burn the forest down!). It may be day time but you need to STAY STILL. STAY PUT. If you followed step 1 people will know you are lost because more then 1 person needs to report you! Sure, telling more then 1 friend is inconvenient but DYING is way more. Telling more then 1 person where you are and that you will communicate when you are safe and then not moving when lost will keep you as close to where you should have been as possible. If no one knows that you ran miles/kilometers from where you were supposed to be then how are they gonna find you? if they know you are lost and they tell the authorities and they come to search for you they're gonna start FROM where you got lost NOT where you are now!

[@Kayley199514]

How do you go from a Type A woman to a Type O man? That's like getting literally everything wrong.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

A couple corrections: the size of the image of the SOS sign was 0.9 cm, or 9 mm, not 0.9 mm. This translates to 0.35 inches, not 0.1.

[@Arc-Tempo21]

This is a singular correction, not a couple.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

@@Arc-Tempo21 that's two corrections

[@Arc-Tempo21]

@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 No, it isn't. I figured one person would misunderstand, so allow me to explain: You and two friends go on a trip. You know Fahrenheit, one friend knows Celsius, and the other knows both. Say you leave to go fishing, and your friends need to cook something, but the degrees for safe consumption are in Fahrenheit, and your friend that only knows Celsius reads that. So, your friend who knows both Fahrenheit and Celsius converts it from Fahrenheit to Celsius so they understand how hot the food would need to be internally to safely consume it. How many changes were made? 1. S/he converted one unit to another. That is what this post did. They changed the measurement, which would, by very nature, change the other. They aren't mutually exclusive since it simply a conversion. You don't need to know that 0.35 inches is also 0.9 cm to know it's 0.35 inches. But, if you did need to know what cm into inches is, you'd need to know that 0.9 cm _converts into_ 0.35 inches. Changing 0.9 cm to 0.8 cm wouldn't keep the conversion at 0.35 inches; and the very nature of that one digit change _changes_ the 0.35 inch measurement. So, no. It is not 2 changes.

[@mrtoothless]

Finish your schooling @@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070

[@myspleenisbursting4825]

​@@Arc-Tempo21wherefore thou carest abote something so trivial?

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

What? This is nowhere near conclusive enough, now I really want to know exactly what happened back then. Some of this reminded me of the book Hatchet that I read in grade school. 😅👍

[@jeremiahkivi4256]

Rescuer: Thanks for making that sign, it really helped us find you. Rescuees: What sign? We didn't make a sign. Rescuer: ...dafuq...

[@Adrastia]

This is why I don't go into the wilderness. At least in the city it's more likely someone will find me.

[@TheButGunner]

Idk why your video aren’t getting many views but the algorithm ain’t showing me your stuff and I just wanna say yo stuff is amazing

[@brandilegg7886]

KZbin prioritizes creators who put videos out faster, brew has started putting out at only one every 3-4 weeks on average so KZbin back burnered him

[@paulandreigillesania5359]

Does anyone know what state the SOS sign is now or if it's still there?

[@frostpuma304]

Nice CG Brew!

[@TurnipBoy666]

When theres a new Brew video: 🗣️👏✨

[@JakeMatthews-OnLo]

I wanna see this video,I’m not sure if I remembered right but the other version I’ve heard was them finding remains and not matching the person they identified but JP police calling it a day.

[@billblaski9523]

That's so eerie!

[@dis.0]

I HAVE TO STOP WATCHING BREW BEFORE I SLEEP AHHHHHH

[@suziecreamcheese211]

If he did not leave the sign an others did, it would have been great if the others could have come forward.

[@niki_0107]

"delicious toasted coconut and vanilla bean bar" coconut and vanilla are literally the only 2 candy flavors I don't like, so I know which box I wouldn't get 😂

[@stylesrj]

There you are. You're in the woods lost to nature... when suddenly... a rescue! You didn't call for help, you didn't choose to make an SOS but there it is!

[@TabAncho-cp4xi]

Heck, you ain't even lost. But they made aaaaall the way....

[@Helloiambacon]

Bring back the characters- i miss hem tbh, also oth..

[@San-lh8us]

At 6:42 i believe you meant "less than 0.9 *centimeters* " instead of milimeters

[@ThePrufessa]

Better than a phone with GPS is a phone that can download the area so you don't have to rely on a cell signal to use it.

[@projectornist]

this is so sad

[@sindeemendez541]

Hi I really loved watching you're videos you're very awesome and very amazing ❤❤❤❤

[@kori228]

where the characters? also where subtitles?

[@PogSolider]

its been so long, i have not watch this in years

[@robbyblackwell7247]

So very sad

[@frostbytte]

New brew video lets gooooo

[@quinnhouk5369]

When did you change computers dude?

[@heidicooper7912]

Oh, I saw this on Mr. Ballen. You both are great storytellers.

[@Absbor]

amazing animations again!

[@RayThePixelated]

Just pretend that he has too much caffeine and now he has stopped being social with his crew

[@wraithking_]

...I probably should not watch Brew's videos before bed. Now I'll be tormented by a myriad of phobias.

[@danialwilker]

lol "portable backpack"

[@gengar-1997]

Helikopter Helikopter! Parakopter Parakopter! -Fazlija

[@dragonmyballsz268]

That s weird, that doesnt make sense, there s got to be another missing person, 2 persons that got rescued, the deceased Iwamura, and the real person who made the SOS sign.

[@mitchglitchgamer5395]

R.I.P

[@Canleaf08]

Brew has upgraded the computer…

[@metern]

I'm wondering if the SOS sign is still there.

[@______1837]

kinda like the mountain in kafka on the shore

[@armando_az1]

If I ever do hiking ima carry a flare gun and hatchet, this is scare 😮

[@drfathertime]

Or just don't go hiking in the first place, a much safer alternative innit?

[@oops_player7328]

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts always listen to teacher.

[@thatrayo]

The intro song is back! 🤩

[@supertom2316]

I kinda like the new graphics and animation. Good job, Brew Crew!

[@notmik3]

WOW

[@mr.eggiplier4030]

Me when I was in the forest looking to see the trees (none were there)

[@wellston2826]

And do you know why the hotel owner noticed so soon that the hikes hadn't returned yet? Because they hadn't settled their bill, that's why!

[@dmrgen]

i like this new animation style very much! thanks

[@World-8.1B]

2 technically 3 if you don't count brew

[@CyberMew]

I didn’t catch it. Which year was this?

[@sirhafbrand]

3D? WHAT? very good work comrade

[@ProtoPrinster]

Brew, where's all my buddies, man.

[@brantjustilian3791]

It’s kinda of a weird coincidence that the man came from Conan city and how this whole video felt like a case in detective Conan. 😅 If only teenage prodigy detective did exist in real life.

[@DuoTheOwl2024]

hi brew

[@cars.cologne]

helicopter go BRr

[@declinetostate3401]

2:43

[@ElementalOnex]

The animation goes hard.

[@gmangabs]

Yea this is good to watch at 8pm

[@user-by2io7zv2t]

I like the new intro

[@user-oi9bl3gq1z]

Brew can you make a game where we can play with you so I can install it on my phone

[@1_Fish.2_Fish.Red_Fish.]

In IL they have gaming machines every where.

[@Bracken_my_beloved]

This makes me want to drink shower water

[@kandreasworld4374]

How does the autopsy results go from a female with type O blood to a male with type A blood? 🤔 It kinda sounds like they changed it to fit the missing hiker and close the case.

[@dizzious]

Did nobody bother to just look at the birch trees and see if they were cut with an axe?