An airline employee saw her post and offered to help
A California artist has shared a beautiful story of how the kindness of a stranger helped her get back the priceless artwork she lost on a Copenhagen-bound flight. The artist, a woman named Alice Dietel, was left penniless after leaving a cardboard tube in the overhead bin containing valuable sketches she had made during her two-month stay in Iceland. He immediately contacted the airlines for help but to no avail.
Desperate to get them back, the 29-year-old artist posted an appeal on Instagram about his lost artwork. She said that an airline employee named Erek Michal saw her post and offered to help. Commenting on her post, Mr Michal promised her that he would investigate the lost and found section of the airline.
Miraculously, he found the lost sketches and sent them to Ms. Dietel. What’s more remarkable, he also declined the money offered to pay for the shipping charges. Instead, he asked her to donate the shipping amount. As a token of gratitude, he sent her a homemade gift and several stickers.
In an instagram video, Ms Dietel spoke about the good experience and thanked the airport staff for their kindness. She captioned the video as, ”A feel-good internet story for all of you! Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this happy ending by commenting, liking and sharing my post and the story it’s about! You’re the reason the algorithm showed my argument to the right person, go team! Many thanks to @irek_michal for finding and sending to my you tube, talk about an everyday hero!!”
Internet users loved the heartwarming gesture and many shared similar incidents of helping strangers.
One user wrote, “What a beautiful story! Kudos to @irek_michal for showing up for another human being like this. Another commented, “Maybe we aren’t complete strangers in the grand scheme of all things.”
A third said, “I once dropped my wallet in the cab. I was bartending at the time and it was full of cash. Another passenger found my number in his wallet and called me. He didn’t take anything in return. Humans can be so generous and kind.
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