A San Diego diver is hoping the power of TV and social media can help him find the rightful owner of a camera he found on the ocean floor.
On Aug. 27, Mark Schulze spotted the small digital camera below the waves while diving about a half mile from La Jolla Shores.
When he got back to land, he and his wife discovered the orange Panasonic Lumix camera still worked and held dozens of memories on its SD card.
He recovered about 300 photos that date back to 2011. They show scenes from across Southern California and Yosemite, as do videos of children’s performances and outings.
“And they looked like such a happy, wonderful family. We were saying, ‘Gee, I mean, the camera, even if it was trashed, they’d still want those pictures,’” said Schulze.
So he posted his find on Facebook, hoping enough friends would share it that it would get back to the owner.
But Monday, he decided to cast a wider net by calling NBC 7.
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“There's a shot of the sons, and he plays soccer, and it looks like they're all from San Diego,” said Schulze. “So we’re hoping that they'll identify this camera and their pictures obviously, and we’ll be able to get their memories back to them.”
If you know the owner, email NBC 7 by clicking here.
