Lost: Passports in Scottsbluff area
Description
Hi, I’m Hannah Reed. I lost my passports on Friday, May 8, around 4:15 p.m., somewhere between the Scotts Bluff National Monument overlook and the downtown Scottsbluff Public Library. They were tucked inside a black leather wallet inside my light-blue coat pocket, and I must have loosened the pocket while I paused to snap a photo of the bluffs. My heart sank when I reached into my coat and found the pocket empty, and I kept checking the bench and the sidewalk as the wind whipped through the trees. I have an international trip in two weeks, and I’m trying not to panic, hoping someone who found them kept them safe near the monument until this post could reach the right person.
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