For three months, nearly a million people pored over the “Hi walter” YouTube video, trying to determine if it was a bizarre hoax — or something much worse. That’s when viewers noticed the screaming woman resembled Kayla Berg, a 15-year-old who disappeared from a Wisconsin town around the time the video was uploaded. “The Antigo Police Department has identified the video producer/camera man, actor and actress in the video,” the department said on its Facebook page. “THIS VIDEO HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF KAYLA BERG.”The video had captivated Kayla’s family, who said the woman on the floor resembled their daughter. The actors involved wish to extend their sympathies to the Mother of Kayla Berg and sincere apologies for the emotional turmoil it caused.

Source: Washington Post October 12, 2016 16:18 UTC