A good samaritan in Strathmore

Times Contributor

 

A man from British Columbia is grateful towards a good samaritan in Strathmore this week.

At 5 p.m. on Oct. 17, Mr. Wesley Oesch, a local Strathmore resident, returned a wallet owned by a BC man to Strathmore RCMP. The wallet had been lost in the parking lot at the local Co-op.  The wallet contained a great deal of personal identification documents plus $860 in cash.

“Mr. Oesch returned the wallet soon after he found it,” said Strathmore RCMP Const. Clarence Jackson.  “He attempted to look for the owner, and then soon after came straight to the RCMP office to return it.”

The wallet was found in the cardlock of the parking lot near tires by a semi-truck.  He went into the restaurant and asked some of the patrons there if they knew who and where the owner of the wallet was before going to the RCMP.

“I phoned his BC number soon after the wallet was turned in, and about a couple of hours after that the owner phoned to claim it,” said Const. Jackson.

Const. Jackson said he was very surprised about the contents that were inside the wallet.

“I was quite surprised because when someone turns in a wallet (with cash in it), it is usually a small amount like twenty or forty dollars,” said Const. Jackson.  “$860 is a sizable amount, and we usually do not see that.”

Const. Jackson also had good things to say about Mr. Oesch and his honesty.  “I was very impressed with his demeanour, and he did not want a reward,” he said.  “He said that that was just his nature, and that he was willing to have us give his name (to the owner).”

Const. Jackson also said that the owner was very happy that his property was returned to him.  It is not known at this time if the owner has contacted Mr. Oesch.