{"id":7988,"date":"2011-03-15T03:03:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T03:03:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-03-15T03:03:05","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T03:03:05","slug":"Ann-Curry-tweets-help-find-woman-missing-in-tsunami-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=7988","title":{"rendered":"Ann Curry, tweets help find woman missing in tsunami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Amid tragedy in Japan, a joyful family reunion with U.S. teacher, 25.  Ann Curry played the role of hero in Japan when she located a woman whose family in America had lost touch with her in the wake of the massive earthquake that struck the country on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Megan Walsh sent Curry a tweet on Sunday, asking her to help find her sister, an English teacher who had gone missing in the Japanese town of Minamisanriku, which was heavily damaged by a tsunami.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So Curry went to the town and asked local residents if they had seen Walsh&#8217;s sister, Canon Purdy. Amazingly, people directed Curry to Purdy, and Purdy called her family in California. 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