The mystery camera, that spent 13 years in a river, was a treasure trove of images. Photo / Facebook, Supplied
The mystery camera, that spent 13 years in a river, was a treasure trove of images. Photo / Facebook, Supplied
“Did you get married on June 12th 2010 in the Durango area?”
When fisherman Spencer Greiner cast a message into a local Facebook group, he expected to have to wait for a reply. But, one came back almost instantly.
“Omg! You found my camera!”
He stumbled upon adecades old Oylmpus digital camera in the silt of Colorado’s Animas River. To his surprise the memory card was still intact and contained a treasure trove of images.
They depicted what he assumed was a “bachelorette” hen party, a wedding and a trip rafting in Colorado. The last image on the roll was a video clip of an inflatable bobbin in the water, then sinking below the rapids.
“Did you get married on June 12th 2010 in the Durango area?” he wrote to the public page.
“Did you have an ugly brown stretch station wagon at your bachelorette party? Do you recognize any of these people? If so please contact me.”
The ugly car was a mystery but the people were more easily recognised.
The groom from the wedding was quick to be identified, saying he’d ask his wife if she knew whose camera it was.
Soon the search was in full swing.
The camera was a treasure trove of images. Photo / Facebook
Holly Steele, recognised her wedding day immediately, but they were not her photos. She sent a message sharing the photos with friends and attendees. “It’s not my camera so I’m wondering if it’s one of your guys’ camera?”
Eventually one of the guests got in touch.
Living in Arizona, Coral Elise Amayi said she lost the camera while tubing in the river shortly after attending the wedding.
Spencer, who posted the device back to her, was surprised at how quickly the camera found its owner.
“It turns out that we have several friends in common,” he told the Herald. Though none of them are from Durango.
