Owner of tsunami-swept volleyball found
A volleyball that floated across the Pacific Ocean after being swept away in last year's devastating tsunami on March 11 is on its way back to its owner in Japan.
A couple residing near Anchorage, Alaska, found the volleyball washed up on a beach of Middleton Island last month.
The ball bore various messages, as well as the name "Shiori."
After a viewer who saw the news report on the volleyball contacted NHK, the ball was traced to 19-year-old Shiori Sato, who was living in Tanohata Village, Iwate Prefecture, until last summer.
Sato, who now lives at a company dormitory near Tokyo, told NHK on Monday that she was stunned to hear about her volleyball. She said she had treasured it and kept it in her room because her teammates had written a lot of messages on it.
She said that after her house was washed away by the tsunami, she abandoned hope of ever seeing the ball again. She said its survival is a miracle and that she is thrilled it's coming back.
A soccer ball belonging to another youth in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate, who lost his home in the disaster was also found on the coast of Middleton a few days ago. It was traced to its owner on Sunday.
Monday, April 23, 2012 18:16 +0900 (JST)
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http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120423_25.html
KawamotoDragon.com
Monday, April 23, 2012
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