Discovered remains identified as those of woman killed in 2011 tsunami

Remains of a person discovered last month near a coast in the northeastern prefecture of Miyagi have been identified as those of a woman who went missing during the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated the region nearly 10 years ago, police said Thursday.The local police found that the mostly skeletal remains discovered Feb. 17 were those of Natsuko Okuyama based on forensic dental study and DNA analysis. The woman, a resident of Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, was aged 61 at the time of the disaster on March 11, 2011.The woman is thought to have returned home from work af…READ FULL ARTICLE