Lost in Kerala, found in Goa: X user reunites with his missing AirPods

After sharing his story on the micro-blogging platform, a man, who had lost his AirPods in Kerala a few days ago, was able to retrieve them. He shared the post on social media and expressed his gratitude to the Kerala and Goa police on Friday for their assistance.

Hyderabad:A social media marketing professional from Mumbai, Nikhil Jain, who lost his AirPods in Kerala a few days ago, finally managed to collect his device from a Goan police station.

The man, an X user, Nikhil (@niquotein) on Friday thanked the Kerala and Goa police for their help and showed his gratitude. Sharing the picture of his AirPods. Nikhil wrote, "CAN U BELIEVE!!? thank u to angel sanket, goa police, kerala police, twitter, find my feature, twitter and everyone who replied to this tweet! what a beautiful story. what a community-like feeling. world is so big and yet small." (sis)

In a quest to find his lost AirPods, Nikhil had earlier shared the update informing the then location of the gadget, which showed Margao police station in Goa. The user was hopeful that the person who took his AirPods must have submitted it in the police station.

He had then shared a post on X and wrote, "I recently lost my new airpods in kerala and this b***h a** person is travelling with it. the person is in south goa rn since 2 days, so i’m guessing they live there. does anyone here live around dr. alvaro de loyola furtado road, salcete, south goa? rt for reach, etc."

Reacting to Nikhil's latest post on social media, a user commented, "It'll be damn funny if you immediately dropped them on the road and they get run over by a truck." Another user wrote, "Finally.. Dont be shocked if u get approached by any OTT to make a series on this."

The original post, which saw 1.2 million views, became a target for some new-age guerrilla marketing too. Within a few hours of the post, Ather Energy (@atherenergy) jumped in with an offer: There's a fully charged, mission-ready Ather 450X waiting for you at Margoa. Over and out.

A Bengaluru-based bakery went a step further to cash in on the buzz. It quickly opened X account, @bitesofben48552, on the same day, and posted its offer: We've just joined @X to inform you that we're dispatching a package of quick bites to ensure you're fueled for your crucial mission. Hopefully, we're not late. Kindly share your address, and we'll deliver it from Bengaluru to your doorstep.

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