Metro News UK has a heartwarming tale about how a little girl was reunited with her lost stuffed animal through social media.
The story goes that Lauren Bishop Vranch found a "well-loved bear" at London's King's Cross station last Friday. She tried to give the lost bear to the train staff, but was told he'd be dropped off at Inverness Station — far away from the York-Kings Cross line she found it on. So she tweeted:
Found this well loved little dude on an East Coast train at Kings Cross - let's find the owner, Twitter! pic.twitter.com/nKB5CMkApM
— Lauren Bishop Vranch (@laurenannbishop) December 13, 2013She then started using the hashtag #lostbear to try and find the stuffed animal's owner. She documented her weekend with the bear, watching plays, hanging out in Newcastle, and staying at a hotel.
Little bear has found a nice hotel to stay in. Tho the more I look at him, the more he looks like a dog. pic.twitter.com/69CstuhsBK
— Lauren Bishop Vranch (@laurenannbishop) December 13, 2013The pictures were soon picked up by the Facebook group "Spotted: On the Train."
Finally after a long weekend of searching, Yorkshire father Ben Simpson realized on Sunday that the #lostbear was actually his daughter Phoebe's stuffed lion Roar, who she had been missing since Friday.
Roar is now on his way back to his rightful owner and all is right with the world.
I spoke to Phoebe's dad this morning and Roar is now on his way to Yorkshire to be reunited. Thanks to everyone who RTed and shared.
— Lauren Bishop Vranch (@laurenannbishop) December 16, 2013