Found
Found Xylophones
near the Emerald Coast Convention Center
Found
listing
Posted
16 days
ago
Description
Casey Morgan here. On Saturday around 3:20 p.m., in Okaloosa / Walton, Florida, United States, I found a set of xylophones leaning against a bench near the Emerald Coast Convention Center in Fort Walton Beach. The case is a worn black gig bag with a yellow strap; a few keys have chips, and a faded sticker reads 'Okaloosa Youth Music.' It looks well loved, not new. I can tell this was someone's cherished instrument, left behind in a hurry after rehearsal. I’m hopeful this helps reunite them with its owner, so I brought it to the local lost-and-found to await claim.
Approximate found location
near the Emerald Coast Convention Center
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