Found
Gray nylon backpack with red zipper found near Grove Arcade
Asheville
Found
listing
Posted
about 2 months
ago
Description
I found a gray nylon backpack this afternoon around 2:15pm, left on a bench outside the Grove Arcade on Wall Street in downtown Asheville. It's a medium-sized bag, about 12 by 14 inches, with bright red zipper pulls and a small blue enamel pine-tree pin on the front pocket. Inside there's a pink umbrella, a cracked phone charger, and a well-worn map tucked in the side pocket. The bag has a few scuffs along the bottom and a coffee stain on the inner lining, but it's otherwise in decent shape. If you're the owner, I'm glad to help reunite you.
Approximate found location
Asheville
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