Miki Endo ( 遠藤未希 ) , a 25 year old employed by the town 's Crisis Management Department to voice disaster advisories and warnings , was hailed in the Japanese news media as a heroine for sacrificing her life by continuing to broadcast warnings and alerts over the community loudspeaker system , located in the Crisis Management Department 's building , as the tsunami overwhelmed it .
Miki Endo ( 远藤未希 ) , a 25 year old employee of the town 's Crisis Management Department , continued to broadcast warnings and alerts over a community loudspeaker system as the tsunami came in .