Over £60,000 worth of banknotes found floating down a river

A stunned dog walker found tens of thousands of pounds worth of banknotes floating down a river.The unnamed individual discovered the £60,000 haul in the South Drove Drain in Spalding on October but no one has yet come forward to claim it as theirs.Police said many of the banknotes had sustained water damage but that most were in good condition.A forensic examination of the money is underway and police in Lincolnshire are liaising with the Bank of England to help ascertain where the money came from.‘It isn’t every day that an amount of money like this is found and somebody must have information that will help the police trace the lawful owner,’ said Detective Constable Steve Hull.Anyone with any information they feel will help Lincolnshire Police is asked to contact them on 101, quoting incident number 154 of 25/10/13.(metro.co.uk)ANN.Az