Nick Chowdhury was in his early 20s when he lost his wallet at the Comox Marina while fishing in 1991.

Unbeknownst to him, a young man would return his wallet, more than 30 years later, after finding it at roughly the same location where it was last seen.

Born and raised in the Comox Valley, Chowdhury recalled how everything unfolded on that fateful day.

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Yet, hours later, following a long fishing session, Chowdhury realized his wallet was nowhere to be found.

91裸聊视频�(When I came) back, of course, no rock looked familiar,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 probably walked around for an hour trying to retrace my wallet. I knew that if I didn91裸聊视频檛 get it, the tide would come up91裸聊视频� and I91裸聊视频檇 probably never see it again. After a while, I gave up.91裸聊视频�

As a young man, Chowdhury explained that this incident ended up being a major headache.

91裸聊视频淓verything I had was in there: my birth certificate, my status card, my SIN (social insurance) card, my care cards91裸聊视频� everything,91裸聊视频� said Chowdhury. 91裸聊视频淚t was (such a) hassle to replace all of (my) IDs because you need some IDs to be able to prove who you are and get new ones.

91裸聊视频淚 didn91裸聊视频檛 have a lot back then and that was the last thing I needed.91裸聊视频�

Frustrated and feeling defeated, the fisherman hopped on his bicycle and rode home empty-handed. A few weeks later, Chowdhury bought an identical wallet, stating that it was his favourite model.

Fast forward 33 years - cue Comox teen Jamie Lee, 14.

91裸聊视频淚 was fishing on the rocks with a bunch of my friends by the marina and one of my friends was going to go up to the dollar store to get us some snacks,91裸聊视频� Lee said. 91裸聊视频淗e took my other friend91裸聊视频檚 electric skateboard and started running over but he dropped the (board) controller (among the rocks) and lost it.91裸聊视频�

As the teenager and his friends began combing through the boulders, on May 10, Lee stumbled upon a peculiar sight.

91裸聊视频淚 just started digging and digging and91裸聊视频� I removed a rock and saw this super old wallet,91裸聊视频� Lee said. 91裸聊视频淚 told my friends 91裸聊视频楪uys, I just found someone91裸聊视频檚 wallet.91裸聊视频� I picked it up, opened it and it was super crusty. There were holes in it and it was hard to open.91裸聊视频�

Trying to make sense of what he just found, Lee brought the wallet to a safer place and started looking at its contents.

91裸聊视频淚 slowly started pulling out all the cards I saw (Chowdhury91裸聊视频檚) IDs,91裸聊视频� Lee recalled. 91裸聊视频淚 was shocked (so) I called my dad because this guy must have lost his wallet forever ago and I just wanted to get it back to him.91裸聊视频�

Shortly after, Jamie91裸聊视频檚 dad, Bill Lee, slid into Chowdhury91裸聊视频檚 Facebook direct messages, informing him that his son had found his wallet.

Astounded, Chowdhury didn91裸聊视频檛 know how to react at first.

91裸聊视频淚 almost didn91裸聊视频檛 even reply to him,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚t felt like somebody was trying to scam me because we didn91裸聊视频檛 know each other. (But then they) started sending me pictures (of my old IDs.)91裸聊视频�

After noticing both he and Lee had a few friends in common, Chowdhury eventually replied.

91裸聊视频�(Lee) happened to be coming into town. I gave him my address and 15 minutes later, there was a knock on the door and he said 91裸聊视频楾his is yours,91裸聊视频� and he held out my old wallet.91裸聊视频�

Despite sustaining some damage, Chowdhury noted that everything in his wallet was still in its rightful place and in relatively good condition, more than three decades later.

Reflecting on this event, what was once an unfortunate incident has transformed into a unique story to share with friends and family around a fire pit.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 like a blast from the past,91裸聊视频� said Chowdhury. 91裸聊视频淚n fact, I was recently thinking of going (fishing) again and bringing my kids. Back then I wasn91裸聊视频檛 driving, so I rode my bike and everything was in my pockets. But now I91裸聊视频檓 going to drive out and leave anything that91裸聊视频檚 valuable, like wallets, in the car.91裸聊视频�

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In the end, Jamie and his friends successfully found the electric skateboard91裸聊视频檚 controller.

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