Lost Red Back Pack near Mount Joy Park with camera and computer.
Description
I am traveling from Canada and two days ago (Sunday, November 12th) my red backpack went missing and can not relocate it. It went missing between the times of 7AM and 8AM between the MEC hostel on North Great George's St and somewhere on Gardiner row from that street to Mount Joy Square Park. I have looked at security footage from a couple places, and I had the backpack at MEC around 7AM but realized it missing just after 8AM near Mount Joy Square Park, so it was all within a few hundred meters.
The backpack says MJB on the back, it contains a grey laptop (windows 8) with my travel photos from the past year, thousands of photos. It also has a black Canon 1200D SLR camera inside with a black case and multiple CS cards. It also has a small blue toiletry bag inside with my inhalers and my Working Holiday Visa was in the bag as well. The computer with my photos though is the most important thing as they can not be replaced. If you had seen it, know anything suspicious about anywhere during that time, know of anyone trying to sell the camera or can help out in any sort of way, whether it's sharing the post, advice on other sites to look on, or helping me replace some of my belongings, that would mean the world to me! A reward will be given. A police report has been made. Slainte!
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