Lost
Lost Travel Bags, Rochester, MN
Near Mayo Clinic
Lost
listing
Posted
7 days
ago
Description
I was at Peace Plaza outside Mayo Clinic’s Gonda Building around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday when I set my two travel bags down on a bench while I checked directions. A few minutes later I turned back and they were gone. The bags contain clothes and travel documents, the kind of items you can’t replace quickly, and I’m anxious about the trip ahead. The plaza hummed with people, and the fountain sprayed softly as I searched the surrounding walkways. If you saw two travel bags by Peace Plaza or near the Gonda Building that afternoon, please help.
Approximate last-seen location
Near Mayo Clinic
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