Students Return Purse Containing $43,000
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Two college students returned a lost purse to its owner, not knowing the handbag contained her life savings of $43,000.
Derek Hepner and Adam Simanton spotted the purse lying in the gutter of a Casper street Monday. After examining the bag, they pulled out a wallet and an Arizona driver’s license and took the purse to police.
The owner had been traveling through Casper and apparently misplaced her purse during a stop, police said.
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