Kind-hearted bin men rescued hundreds of pounds of birthday money with a ‘needle in a haystack’ operation.

Refuse collectors went ‘that extra mile’ and ‘unbelievably’ located the £450 in piles of rubbish for Keiahna Jackson, before being applauded as they returned it to her the same day.

The teenager had been celebrating her 18th birthday at home in Yarm, North Yorkshire, on Tuesday – when the bins are collected in the area. She had been given the cash by friends and family to help pay for a holiday after the coronavirus lockdown is lifted.

But the whole household flew into panic mode upon realising the envelope containing all the money had been chucked out with the wrapping and collected by Stockton Council’ s refuse crew.

Keiahna’s Mum Leanne Best called the council for help after an unsuccessful attempt to stop the bin crew before they left.

She explained: ‘I asked if there was anything they could do and [the council worker] said she would try but couldn’t promise anything.

‘At that point, we just thought we had lost it and I poured myself a big stiff drink and sat outside, saying to myself, “it’s just money.”

‘But in the current climate I was really mindful that money is tight for people.’

She continued: ‘I was thinking: “how do I tell all those people that sent her gifts in the post?”’

Source:
courtesy of METRO

by Harrison Jones

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