A file of precious family letters left behind on a plane that landed in
DeGolia said she handed the letters to her brother so he could scan them and make digital copies, but he accidentally left them behind on his
She said it wasn't until hours after landing that her brother realized the letters were missing.
Haffner said the letters had been in the safe for about two weeks when her manager told her officials had struck out in their search for the owners of the file, and she was invited to make her own efforts before sending the letters to the warehouse.
Haffner said she had the name "Rachel DeGolia" to go on, but there was no record of her being on any recent flights. She said she turned to Google and found someone with that name in
"At
Haffner said it was immensely rewarding to find the owner of the letters.
"This was the most precious thing I've ever had to locate," she said. "When monetary stuff goes missing, people are relieved we have it -- phones, laptops, purses, they're happy you have them but they're not sentimentally attached."
DeGolia's sister-in-law was sent to the airport to bring the letters home.
"I can assure you they've been scanned, now," DeGolia said.
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