14 DAY TRIAL // A dog walker from South Drove Drain discovered ₤60,000 ($97,000 / €71,000) worth of banknotes floating in a Lincolnshire river. Even if the news was made public by the police since October, no one came to claim the amount and the law enforcement is trying to figure out where the money came from.
Detectives are cooperating with the Bank of England in order to figure out how the banknotes ended up in the river and especially where they came from.
The cash was found in South Drove Drain near Spalding town center, Lincolnshire on October 25 and haven't been claimed yet, according to DailyMail.
The officers who recovered the money say that a large part of the banknotes are deteriorated, but there is still a big amount that appears to be in a good condition. If the police do not find the owner, the recovered banknotes will be subject to court forfeiture.
One of the officers working on the case, Detective Constable Steve Hull, is appealing for information from the locals.
“It isn't everyday that an amount of money like this is found and somebody must have information that will help the police trace the lawful owner. I would be grateful to hear from people who have genuine information to pass on to me,” he said in a press release to ITV.
Police have been busy examining the money and tracing its forensic details, but no official statements have been given regarding the results so far. The cash will remain with the police until the investigation is complete.
The event is now known as “the mystery river cash” and police emphasize the fact that the people claiming the cash must have legitimate evidence to prove that the money belongs to them in order to avoid a cash claiming frenzy.