Red emergency contact card lost in Oxford
Description
I lost my red-edged emergency contact card yesterday around 4pm somewhere near the Bodleian Library on Broad Street in Oxford. The card is the size of a credit card, white with a thin red border, and it has 'Emergency Contacts' printed on the front. My name, Emma Patel, is on it along with two phone numbers: my campus line and my mom's cell. In the lower-right corner there are etched initials 'EP' and a tiny Oxford crest sticker on the back. It's not just a piece of plastic—it's how I reach family in an emergency, and I really need it back. If you find it, please text me at [email protected] or call my campus line; I can meet you anywhere near High Street or Broad Street to grab it.
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