Digital Camera Found With Photos Still Intact After Four Years at Sea

When Aptos, California resident Peter Govaars went with his daughter to examine the the damage that a two-day storm had wrought on nearby Hidden Beach, he discovered the skeleton of a digital camera. It was beaten and battered by the ocean but, amazingly, the memory card was still intact. After opening and cleaning the card with rubbing alcohol to remove the salt and sand, Govars inserted it into his computer and found 104 photographs taken in nearby Santa Cruz during a two-week period in June of 2007. The images, he concluded, had just survived a possible and remarkable four years at sea.

Determined to find the rightful owners of the camera, Govars has set up a Flickr account under the name DoYouKnowUs. The account features photos from the camera, some of which have been viewed more than 10,000 times.

[via San Jose Mercury News]