Tidal Wave Disaster: Briton Presumed Dead Calls to Wish Family Happy New Year

Birmingham Post › January 03, 2005

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A Briton feared dead in the Asian tsunami disaster when his passport was found on the body of a dead man stunned his family when he phoned home and wished them a happy New Year.

Lothian and Borders Police had taken DNA samples from Allister Purves' relatives on Friday to confirm officials' belief that he was a victim of the killer waves.

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Tidal Wave Disaster: Briton Presumed Dead Calls to Wish Family Happy New Year

But the 30-year-old from Port Seton, East Lothian, prompted tears of joy on Saturday as he made a ...

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