London Underground finds some unusual lost property
When you look amongst the items found it is hard to understand how they were lost. Seeing these items does make one wonder about the story behind their loss.
Here is one such story about the ashes of a loved one.
A funeral urn was found on a London Underground train. There was some investigating done and the urn was returned to its guardian after spending five years in the lost property office.
Some German words were found on the urn which lead to the location of the cremation, Austria. It was determined that the remains were a Mr. John Ross. Further asking of questions found his brother Peter, the
rightful owner.
Peter had his brother’s ashes in a bag that was stolen at London’s Heathrow Airport when he stopped to make a phone call.
The London Underground Lost Property Office deals with about 147,000 items left on London’s public transport system each year.
Some of the more unusual items recovered include prosthetic eyes and limbs, a 14-foot boat, a park bench, kitchen sink, breast implants, human skulls, a jar of bull’s sperm and a vasectomy kit. In this case there everything even including the kitchen sink.
Ever wonder if you have abandoned money waiting to be claimed? Did you know that each state has an unclaimed property office? The sole purpose of this office is to give away money to the owner or heir of that property. Do a free money search to find out if you have any unclaimed assets.
