the girl 's grandfather , ibrahim , met a teenager who had traveled from another region , banda aceh , saying she was trying to find her way home .
indonesian state news agency antara reported the girl , named only as wati , was aged eight when she was ripped from her mother 's arms by the rushing waters near her home in west aceh , indonesia , in december 2004 .
wati was 8 when the tsunami hit aceh and she lost grip of her mother 's arm , antara reports .
a girl during the time she was away .
yet on wednesday , wati 's grandfather ibrahim received a visit from an acquaintance who brought a young girl that was looking for her home .
for nearly seven years , wati 's parents believed their daughter had died when a tsunami hit indonesia 's aceh in december 2004 .
yet on wednesday , the 15 - year - old returned home alive , according to reports by indonesia 's state news agency antara .
he became convinced the girl was wati , and her parents also later identified the girl as their daughter by a small mole and a scar over her eyebrow , antara said .
according to antara , wati 's parents were reunited with their daughter and reportedly confirmed the teenage girl was their child after recognizing a mole and a scar .