Good Samaritans in St. John's turn in envelope fill with $1,000 cash

On Sunday, unidentified good Samaritans found an envelope containing $1,000 in cash on Main Street near the Commerce Court building in St. John’s. They immediately turned it over to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) headquarters.

"They just said it was the right thing to do, and we’re certainly appreciative of that," RNC Constable Scott Mosher told CBC News of the kind-hearted strangers.

"[They were] very unassuming people, actually not residents of Corner Brook, so it was people from out-of-town who were in the city visiting," Mosher said.

"They were just happy to do the right thing and do their part for somebody else."

While the envelope didn’t contain a bank slip or any official documentation, it did include some clues that lead to finding its rightful owner: A local youth sports team.

The RNC posted about the found money on Twitter and Facebook, hoping the group would step up and confirm it belonged to them.

“Pass this along as a reminder about doing the right thing… There are still honest people in the world thankfully!” the RNC wrote on Twitter along with a summary of the discovery.

Their social media strategy worked.

On Monday, an organizer for a sports team claimed the cash.

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"The owner of this money was identified and it will be returned to them. The money was lost by an organizer of a youth sports team, this money was vital funds and they are very grateful for the honesty of the finder," the RNC posted on Facebook.

Both the good Samaritans and the owner of the cash wished to remain anonymous.

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In April 2012, a good Samaritan in Calgary returned a lost wallet filled with $1,500 to its rightful owners: Brand-new residents from Bolivia.

That summer, a British grandfather dropped $1,600 as he left the bank. The cash started to blow away in the wind. Passersby saw it happen and scrambled to retrieve his flying cash for him.

And last spring, a Walmart worker was promoted after turning in an envelope stuffed with $20,000 he found in a shopping cart. The money was the down payment for a home.