Start a Crisis Communication

It's 2009 and I have received an email requesting to identify a 2004 Tsunami victim. I did a search and discovered on Hoax Slayer that the little girl is Sophia Michl from Germany but her parents, Mr. Norbert and Mrs. Edeltraud Michl, are still missing.

What can one do in such a situation? Take a leaf off Julian Matthews and start a Crisis Communication on the web.

Crisis Communications in the YouTube Age (updated)

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The search for missing persons from 2004 Tsunami can be read off Julian's blog at Trinetizen.

There is hope only when the search continues...

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From My InBox:

> This little girl is at the PHUKET HOSPITAL- She does not remember her own
> name or anything about herself. She has lost her parents, please forward
> this EMAIL to all your contacts - someone might recognise her. She was a
> victim of the tidal wave disaster in Phuket , Thailand and nobody knows who
> she is so we are hoping if we distribute this EMAIL around the world someone
> God willing will know her.
> Please don't just delete this - your contribution could be the one that
> solves this little girl's problem .
> Even if you are one of the people who believes that it is always someone
> else's obligation to help the misfortunate, please know that forwarding this
> will cost you nothing. Let's help!! Forward this to everyone you can.

2 girls were missing last sunday...(Found)

Looking at this email I received, it was first forwarded by someone in April 2008. However, I discovered that it first appeared on Monday, September 19, 2005, posted on Maverick SM's blog.

It was posted again by Edric Hsu on his blog based on the same message which he received in Feb 2006. He wrote that he called the number given but it was not in service.

If the story is true, that means that the girls have been missing since 18 Feb September 2005. So, this case may have been closed but it has been circulating around since then.

Another search on the net showed another posting by "Days of Our Life" posted on Thursday, September 01, 2005, to inform that they have been found. Link to a newspaper article about this case is no longer valid and it is likely that this incident happened in Singapore.

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From My InBox:

Dear Friends

My sister has lost two of her lovely daughters last Sunday and we are
very desperate to find them. Therefore I decided to forward out the mail
to all my friends and would appreciate that you can give us a helping
hand.

My nieces' details

Sarah Lai WanJun, 13 yrs old, about 160 cm Cory Lai Kai Li, 8 yrs old,
about 130cm

Please forward out this mail with all the pictures attached and keep a
look out if you have seen any of them. A million thanks to all

Regards
Diddy Lim
603-96986990