Camera lost in Sanibel returned to owner -- 5 years later

SANIBEL, Fla. (CBS) A camera lost on vacation was found and returned to its owner five years after it went missing.

Josh Zuelke, of Chicago, took home what remained of the waterproof camera after he spotted on the beach while vacationing in Sanibel.

“It didn’t really look like a camera at the time,” he said. “It was all rusty and had barnacles on it.”

Zuelke carefully cut the memory card from the layered grip of aged calcium and debris, and posted the images on Facebook, determined to find the owner.

Eleven days and 3,000 shares later, Kristin Cirillo, of West Palm Beach, came forward.

“The trip with my family is priceless because we never go on vacation together so those were some really really special photos to be found,” she said.

Zuleke managed to save nearly 200 photos from the camera.

Local Headlines

Cape Coral City Council decides not to put stipends on ballot

The Cape Coral City Council is set to hold a committee of the whole meeting to discuss eliminating the controversial stipend.

Guiding young men keeps former FSW coach motivated as he joins NCAA

For Eric Murphy, performance on the floor only scratches the surface of what it means to be a coach.

Are pandemic-related supply chain issues still a problem? Some companies want you to think so

Pandemic-related supply chain issues are far and few between now. Yet, experts say the phrase is still many companies’ go to excuse.

Closure for family of cold case murder victim after 36 years of uncertainty

WINK News has been given a look at advances in crime-fighting technology that authorities used to give them crucial help to solve a nearly four-decades-old murder.

Endangered smalltooth sawfish deaths more than double since mid-March

Wildlife officials have announced five more endangered smalltooth sawfish mortalities occurred in the last two weeks of the ongoing abnormal fish behavior event in the Florida Keys.