RIP Taylor Anderson: Missing Virginia teacher's body located in Japan

RIP Taylor Anderson: Missing Virginia teacher's body located in Japan. A Virginia couple is mourning the death of her daughter after learning that her body was found in a Japan devastated by disasters, where he taught English.

Taylor Anderson, 24, could be the first known victim of U.S. authorities in disaster in Japan to continue the difficult task of finding and identifying nearly 13,000 people are missing.

Anderson family said in a statement that the U.S. Embassy in Japan on Monday called to say she was found in Ishinomaki, a city about 240 miles (390 km) north of Tokyo.

U.S. embassy officials in Japan and the State Department could not immediately confirm if it was the first known victim of America in Japan. Additional 25 year old man is presumed dead after being washed into the sea on March 11 by a wave of the tsunami on the north coast of California.

"We want to thank all those whose prayers and support helped us overcome this crisis," said Andy Anderson and John, who live in Chesterfield County south of Richmond. "Please continue to pray for those still missing and for the people of Japan. We ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time."

John Anderson said that her daughter was last seen after the earthquake, cycling near a primary school after Ishinomaki ensure that parents took their children. A tsunami struck shortly after the earthquake destroyed houses and other structures.

Friends and family use Facebook and other social networks to disseminate the research of Taylor. Officials initially told the family Tuesday that his daughter had been located, but Anderson learned last night that the information was wrong.

Taylor Anderson has a lifelong love of Japan and began studying the language at the college. She moved overseas after graduation from Randolph-Macon College in 2008 to teach in Japan Exchange and Teaching Program.

She taught in eight schools in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in Japan on the northeast coast. During her stay, she developed a love for his students and the Japanese people, "said his mother.

He intended to return to the U.S. in August.