Terry Anderson, the former Associated Press Middle East correspondent who was kidnapped in 1985 and held captive for nearly seven years in Lebanon, has died at age 76, his daughter told CNN .
Anderson died Sunday at his home in Greenwood Lake, New York, according to his daughter, Sulome Anderson.
“Although my father's life was marked by extreme suffering during his time as a hostage in captivity, he has found a quiet and comfortable peace in recent years,” she said in a statement to CNN .
The cause of death was unknown, although his daughter told the AP that he recently had heart surgery.
The AP journalist worked in Kentucky, Tokyo, South Africa and finally Lebanon, after volunteering to go there in 1982, following Israel's invasion, as the news agency's chief Middle East correspondent.
Anderson covered Lebanon's civil war for the AP for three years before his capture in 1985. He was released in 1991 when the 16-year civil war ended.
Anderson’s autobiography, “Den of Lions,” chronicled his time in captivity.
“You’re sorry, you’re sorry for your family, you’re sorry that you were dumb enough to get captured,” Anderson told CNN once upon his capture. “There is always a certain amount of guilt, even if it is irrational, it exists anyway. So you just need to go every hour,” he said.
“I know he would choose to be remembered not for his worst experience, but for his humanitarian work with the Vietnam Children's Fund, the Committee to Protect Journalists, homeless veterans and many other incredible causes,” said his daughter .
Source: CNN Brasil
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