Laura van Ryn

Quick Facts

Full Name	Laura van Ryn
Occupation	Celebrity
Date Of Birth	Feb 13, 1984(1984-02-13)
Age	40
Date Of Death	April 26, 2006, Marion, IN
Birthplace	Scotland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Aquarius

Laura van Ryn Biography

Laura van Ryn is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on February 13, 1984 in Scotland, United Kingdom. On April 26, 2006, a Taylor University van carrying nine students and staff members collided with a tractor-trailer being driven by Robert F. Spencer on Interstate 69 in Indiana. Five people riding in the van died at the crash scene: Elizabeth Smith, Laurel Erb, Bradley Larson, and Monica Felver, and a young blonde woman the coroner identified as Whitney Cerak. A similar looking woman who survived but was unable to communicate was identified as Laura van Ryn. For several weeks, the van Ryn family kept a bedside vigil over the patient they believed to be their daughter. However, into five weeks of hospitalization the identity of the surviving woman began to be questioned. She was found to be Whitney Cerak, not Laura van Ryn.

Laura van Ryn Net Worth

Laura van Ryn is one of the richest Celebrity from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Laura van Ryn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Both the identity mix-up and the book’s release received worldwide media attention: was the subject of a two-hour episode of Dateline NBC, a program of The Oprah Winfrey Show, and a segment featured on The Today Show. The book was ranked 1st place for two weeks on the adult non-fiction New York Times Best Seller list in 2008. The incident prompted the states of Michigan and Indiana to pursue legislation concerning stricter guidelines in the process of identification of bodies by coroners.

Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope is a best- selling non-fiction book describing an incident in which the identities of two young female casualties were confused after a vehicle crash. It was published by Howard Books on March 25, 2008. The book lists its authors as Don and Susie van Ryn; Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak; and Mark Tabb; the former the parents of Laura van Ryn (the woman believed to have survived the crash but actually deceased) and the latter the parents of Whitney Cerak, initially declared deceased in the crash but later found to have survived. Mark Tabb is a former pastor whom The New York Times described as “the go-to guy when a collaborator is needed on books with spiritual themes.”

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Who is Laura van Ryn Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Laurent Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Laura van Ryn celebrates birthday on February 13 of every year.

Is Mistaken Identity a true story?

Mistaken Identity tells the unprecedented story of Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak : one buried under the wrong name, and the other in a coma being cared for by the wrong family. Five lives were lost in a tragic car accident, and the sole survivor was rushed to the hospital, where she remained in a coma for five weeks.

Where is Whitney Cerak now?

Ten years after that drama unfolded before a national audience, Cerak — now Whitney Wheeler, married and the mother of three — returned to Taylor University this week to speak at a memorial for the victims.

What is mistaken identity?

Definition of case of mistaken identity : a situation in which someone or something is mistakenly thought to be someone or something else.

Who is the author of mistaken identity?

Don Van Ryn

What is the role of mistaken identity in Twelfth Night?

The instances of mistaken identity are related to the prevalence of disguises in the play, as Viola’s male clothing leads to her being mistaken for her brother, Sebastian, and vice versa. Sebastian is mistaken for Viola (or rather, Cesario) by Sir Toby and Sir Andrew, and then by Olivia, who promptly marries him.