Lost memory cards from camera bag
Description
I was at the riverfront park along the Ohio River in the Northern Panhandle, near the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, around 8:30 p.m. on Friday last week. I had set my camera bag on a bench while I checked photos on my phone, and then I stepped away to help my kids cross the path. When I came back, the bench was empty and the bag was gone. Inside were two memory cards loaded with family vacation shots from last summer and a few milestone moments our grandmother captured with her own camera. Losing them feels like losing a part of our memory; those images are irreplaceable. If you found anything, please contact me through the site so we can arrange a meetup.
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