SAN DIEGO — City of San Diego crews are trying to return dozens of family photos, after discovering them following last week’s devastating floods.
"You see the babies, you see the moms, you see all these generations of families together," said Ramon Galindo, a city spokesperson.
Cleanup crews found the pictures on January 30 in Southcrest Trails Park, which sits adjacent to the flood channel that overflowed on January 22 causing widespread devastation.
"They spotted these photos, these photo albums, they were mixing with the mud and debris. Some of them are pretty damaged, but they could be restored. It was something in there that told them we can't throw it away, and that's where we need help finding this family," said Galindo.
You can see water marks and dirt on several of the pictures, yet still make out faces.
It appears as though they're from the same family, though Galindo says no one knows for sure, or where exactly they came from.
"This family is hopefully somewhere in the San Diego area. We found these in Southcrest, but it could have flowed miles downstream," said Galindo.
Galindo hopes someone knows who these people are, so they can be returned.
"We know that they're likely going through a tough time, probably ton of other things from their home got sent downstream. But, if we can at least return this, maybe that's that little silver lining during this difficult time,” said Galindo.
As for any other items that have been found during the cleanup process, Galindo says the majority, such as bikes and furniture can't be salvaged.
And while these pictures may not be a loss in dollars, to someone, they're worth so much more.
“The fact that they were able to spot all this while working heavy machinery and trying to clear the streets as soon as possible, it's pretty remarkable. Hopefully, we can reunite them with these photos," said Galindo.
If you have information that might help, contact the Parks and Recreation Public line at 619-525-8222. The photos are currently being stored at the Parks and Rec office in Balboa Park.
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