Snowboarders return envelope of cash

29th January 2016, by Abi Butcher

The Danish skier lost €16,000 while on the piste in Wagrain

What would you do if you found an envelope stuffed with cash on a piste? Hopefully hand it in to police, which is what two Austrian men did when the found €16,000 (about £12,225) on a piste in Wagrain, near Salzburg.

The money belonged to a Danish skier who planned to buy a car when he went on to Germany — but the cash fell out of his pocket while on the piste.

Luckily for him, Austrian cousins Bernhard Engelmann (33) and his cousin Daniel Schlechter (26) were out snowboarding and found the envelope in the snow. They called the police immediately, who were able to reunite the money with its Danish owner — who had already reported his loss.

The lucky man offered the Austrian snowboarders a finders fee of €400 (£300) - but they took only half, saying it “was not that heroic an act”.

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