Virginia parents are told the worst (First American victim)

[AsahinaKimi]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A Virginia couple are mourning the death of their daughter after learning that her body was found in the disaster-ravaged Tohoku region, where she had been teaching English.



Swept away: Taylor Anderson, whose death was confirmed Monday by the U.S. Embassy in Japan, poses with one of her Japanese students in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, last July. THE ANDERSON FAMILY/AP

Taylor Anderson, 24, could be the first known American victim in the disaster as authorities continue the daunting task of finding and identifying almost 13,000 people believed to be missing.

Anderson's family said in a statement that the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo called them Monday to tell them her body was found in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110323a9.html

[sasha031]

1. such a beautiful picture, so sad...

the picture of her with her student is priceless.

[Jack Rabbit]

2. RIP, Sister

Photo by Matthew Bowden on stock.xchng.com, used here under this License

[JDPriestly]

3. My condolences to her family and friends.

How tragic.

[DearAbby]

4. .