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Posted: 10:44 PM Feb 6, 2012
Aid Worker Thanks Navy SEALS for Rescue
Worker was rescued from Somalia last month.
Reporter: Associated Press |
This undated photo taken at an unknown location and released by the Danish Refugee Council on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 shows American Jessica Buchanan from the Danish Refugee Council's de-mining unit. U.S. military forces helicoptered into Somalia in a nighttime raid Wednesday and freed two hostages, American Jessica Buchanan, 32, and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted, 60, while killing nine pirates, officials and a pirate source said. (AP Photo/Danish Refugee Council)
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An American aid worker rescued by Navy SEALs in Somalia last month says she's thankful for the support she's received.
Thirty-two-year-old Jessica Buchanan was rescued last month along with a 60-year-old Danish man. The two were working with a demining unit when gunmen kidnapped them in October.
In a statement issued from her hometown of Goode, Va., Buchanan says she's overwhelmed and grateful for the encouragement she and her family have received from around the world.
The U.S. government said the raid was prompted by Buchanan's deteriorating health. In the statement, Buchanan asked for privacy as she focuses on everyday life and healing.
She thanked President Barack Obama and those who planned and orchestrated her rescue.
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