Lost
Black Zoom H4n Pro recorder in blue case
Mattoon-Charleston
Lost
listing
Posted
5 months
ago
Description
I was recording for a campus podcast, yesterday around 3pm I must have set my black Zoom H4n Pro recorder down outside the Coffee & Crumbs on Main Street in Mattoon, near Walnut Ave. The device is in a blue protective case and shows a bit of wear. Unique features: a small dent on the bottom-left corner and a lime-green Field Kit sticker on the back. This thing is for a class project and I really need it back; without it my deadline is looming. If anyone found it, please message me here or text me—I’d be forever grateful.
Approximate last-seen location
Mattoon-Charleston
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