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Unbelievable Luck: Stolen Phone Dug Up from London Park
24 Dec
Summary
- Stolen phone was found buried under a tree in a London park.
- The victim used a tracking app to locate the device and dug it up.
- Five other phones were discovered buried in the same location.
A visitor to London, Agiimaa Oyungerel, had her stolen phone recovered in an astonishing turn of events. Her device was snatched by a cyclist in Surrey Quays, but she used Google's Find My Device to track it to Pepys Park. There, she discovered her phone buried along with four other iPhones.
This discovery aligns with reports of thieves hiding stolen phones in London parks and public spaces. The tactic is believed to help them avoid immediate detection by police tracking the devices and to wait for pursuit to die down before retrieving the phones for resale abroad.
The incident occurred while Ms. Oyungerel was visiting from Mongolia. She expressed disbelief at her luck and a lingering concern for personal safety due to the perpetrator remaining at large. This event also sheds light on the significant scale of phone thefts in London.
