Tourists’ Cash and Belongings Found Scattered on Lombok Hiking Trail
Local guides in Lombok, Indonesia, recovered cash and personal belongings belonging to two foreign tourists after wild monkeys scattered them along a hiking trail. The guides successfully returned the items to the tourists and declined a monetary reward for their efforts.
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Cash belonging to an American tourist was found scattered on Mount Pergasingan, East Lombok, Thursday (Aug. 20). (Screenshot: Instagram @lombok_patenadventure)
LOMBOK, West Nusa Tenggara — Local guides found millions of rupiah in cash and personal belongings scattered along a hiking trail on Mount Pergasingan in East Lombok after the items were reportedly taken by wild monkeys.
The discovery was made on Thursday, August 20, when three guides found Rp100,000 banknotes scattered along the trail while descending from the mountain.
They also found a mobile phone, passport, keys and other personal belongings.
Local media reported that the items belonged to two foreign tourists travelling with another guide. The cash was estimated at between Rp4 million and Rp5 million.
The belongings were reportedly taken and carried away by wild monkeys before being scattered along the hiking trail. The circumstances could not be independently verified.
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