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Yasuo Takamatsu search for wife lost in 2011 tsunami

Overview

Yasuo Takamatsu has conducted an ongoing search for his wife, Yuko, who was lost during the 2011 tsunami in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture. After two years of searching on land, Takamatsu began learning to scuba dive in 2013 to search the waters where Yuko was last seen.

During the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, Yuko sent a final message to her husband asking, ‘Are you OK?’ and stating, ‘I want to go home.’ While her mobile phone was recovered, her body was never found. Takamatsu recalls their last conversation was a mundane discussion about dinner before he dropped her off at work.

Operating out of Onagawa Port, Takamatsu travels by small fishing boat to dive several kilometers offshore. He has now completed 763 dives, averaging approximately two dives per month over the course of 15 years. His efforts began after professional rescue divers were unable to locate Yuko or many other missing persons following the disaster.

Takamatsu has faced challenges including cold, deep waters and poor visibility caused by debris and mud. He has maintained this routine as a way to feel close to his wife, expressing his intention to continue the search as long as his health permits.

Entities

Yasuo Takamatsu · Miyagi Prefecture · Onagawa · Yuko Takamatsu · Yuko

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Yasuo Takamatsu continues 15-year search for wife lost in tsunami

    For 15 years, Yasuo Takamatsu has conducted hundreds of dives in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture to find his wife, Yuko, who vanished during the 2011 tsunami.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Yasuo Takamatsu dives in Japan to honor wife lost to 2011 tsunami

    For over 13 years, Yasuo Takamatsu has dived in the waters near Onagawa, Japan, to honor his wife, Yuko, who was lost during the 2011 tsunami.

  3. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Yasuo Takamatsu conducts over 760 dives to find wife lost in 2011 tsunami

    Fifteen years after the 2011 tsunami, Yasuo Takamatsu has conducted over 760 dives to find his wife, Yuko, who disappeared in the waters off Onagawa, Japan.

Sources

bbcmundo.com · dainiksylhet.com · ibtimes.co.uk · observador.cr · thebengalitimes.com · thoughtcatalog.com

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