Statue of Hiroshima bombing victim stolen from Seattle park

SEATTLE - A statue of a young Japanese girl that survived the Hiroshima bombing was stolen last week from a park in the University District.

Seattle Police say the Sadako Sasaki statue was stolen from Peace Park on July 12 at around 11:30 a.m.

The bronze, life-size statue is titled "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes." Sadako Sasaki was a young Japanese girl who survived the Hiroshima bombing in 1945, but later died from radiation sickness at age 12.

The statue is valued at around $25,000, according to the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.

No suspects have been identified yet. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call 911 or SPD's non-emergency line at (206) 625-5011.

Peace Park is located at NE 40th St. and Eastlake Ave. NE, near the University Bridge.