A woman who lost a wallet containing $1,000 in Nanaimo was surprised when it was returned to her intact.
The woman told Nanaimo RCMP she lost the wallet on the evening of Sept. 29, possibly in the parking lot of Walmart or on her way home.
Once she realized the wallet was gone, she and her roommate returned to Walmart and scoured the parking lot before driving back and forth along the route she had taken.
The next afternoon, a Nanoose Bay man spotted what appeared to be a wallet lying next to the barrier on Highway 19A.
Traffic was heavy and he had to get his wife to an appointment, so he left it, but headed back later to check it out. He parked on the side of the road and ran across two lanes of traffic to retrieve the wallet.
Noticing it contained a lot of money, he drove to the Nanaimo RCMP detachment to turn it in.
The owner was called and had her wallet and cash back within an hour.
She was given the finder’s number and has since been able to thank him.
Const. Gary O’Brien said it’s wonderful that there are people in the community “who are willing to take the time and effort to do the right thing.”
“Our hats go off to him.”
