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Blue leather U.S. passport found near Bell Tower Shops
Ft Myers / SW Florida
Found
listing
Posted
4 months
ago
Description
Found this afternoon around 4:15pm on the sidewalk near the main entrance to Bell Tower Shops on College Parkway, Fort Myers. It’s a U.S. passport in a blue leather cover, with a small white sticker on the back that reads 'Florida Keys Trip.' The cover is a little scuffed at the corner and there's a faint fingerprint on the photo page. I know passports are urgent, so I'm hoping to reunite it with its owner soon. If this is yours, share the name on the passport and the last trip you took; I can verify and arrange pickup at the Bell Tower security desk.
Approximate found location
Ft Myers / SW Florida
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