LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. (AP) - A homeless man was reunited with nearly $10,000 in cash that he'd accidentally left stuffed in two bank envelopes on a Florida bus bench.
The South Florida Sun Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1JMt7hz ) reports a deceased relative had left the man almost $12,000.
Deputies say the man - who they've only identified as Joe for his protection - withdrew almost $10,000 and went shopping. He mistakenly left the envelopes on a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea bench.
John Harbett was looking for turtle hatchlings when he saw one cash-filled envelope. A short time later Deputy Ben Koos found the other. Both men took the money to the sheriff's office.
Investigators found a receipt from a clothing store, got a surveillance picture of "Joe" from the store and tracked him down.
The money is back in his account.
