Lost
Red tote bag with crab keychain, lost
South Florida
Lost
listing
Posted
4 months
ago
Description
I lost my red canvas tote bag yesterday around 3:15pm near the Lincoln Road entrance by the fountain in South Beach. The bag is about 14x12 inches, with a white zipper and a small crab-shaped seashell keychain clipped to the zipper pull. Inside I had a faded photo album of family, a pink stainless steel water bottle, and a travel notebook with messy handwriting. It means a lot to me — it contains a note from my grandmother and the photos I was planning to scrapbook. If anyone found it, I’d be grateful to get it back.
Approximate last-seen location
South Florida
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