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Volunteer turns trash into treasure

Published 30.07.10   14:41 

Woman returns 40,000 kroner to an astounded widower A widower in the town of Aarøsund can thank Ida Thomsen for finding 44,000 he didn’t even know he nearly threw away. Thomsen was sorting goods donated to the annual Aarøsund summer...

A widower in the town of Aarøsund can thank Ida Thomsen for finding 44,000 he didn’t even know he nearly threw away.

Thomsen was sorting goods donated to the annual Aarøsund summer flea market when she found a wallet stuffed with 43,836 kroner, mostly in 1,000 kroner notes, tucked into a woman’s boot.

Thomsen told public broadcaster DR that her first thought upon finding the wallet was that she needed to find the person the boot had belonged to.

After doing a little detective work on her own, she realised that the boot had been donated by a man living in the area whose companion had recently passed away.

The woman had apparently squirreled her savings away without telling anyone.

Thomsen said the man was flabbergasted when Thomsen presented him with the money.

‘It was a real special experience,’ she said. ‘He could hardly believe his eyes.’

As a reward, the man invited Thomsen and her husband out to dinner.

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