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Photographer reunites woman with long lost photo of boyfriend killed in Oakland fire

A New York photographer provided some closure for a grieving California woman. Arken Avan took photos last year of Saya Tomioka and her boyfriend, who died in the Oakland warehouse fire. Tomioka began a social media campaign to find the photographer after the disaster. Her post reached Avan four days later, and he gave her all the pictures he took of the couple. Avan told "CBS This Morning" he remembers taking the photos and said they were the best he took that night.
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