20. The Mystery Item

It would be early 2016 when lifelong Floridian Ivelise Hernandez and her boyfriend, Nico noticed an object being thrown into the trash while at the airport waiting to board their flight. Curious about what the object was, but unable to miss her flight, Hernandez sent Rico on a mission to retrieve the item…and when he did, they were both shocked. Not only did they find something of value, but they just knew they had to something to remedy the situation. You won’t believe the kind hearts of these two good Samaritans.

19. A Trip to the Airport

In February of 2016, Hernandez and her boyfriend Rico were headed to Florida’s St.Pete-Clearwater International Airport to take a short trip. However, she never expected to be faced with a moral dilemma while waiting in line at the TSA. It’s amazing how one moment can change the course of your entire day.

18. An Unexpected Moment

Pittsburgh bound, Hernandez and Rico would soon discover this airport experience would be one that they would never forget. Watching the events unfold before they even boarded the plane, Hernandez looks back on the experience fondly, and it all began while waiting in line at airport security.

17. A Restricted Item Problem

As the TSA agents checked the fellow passengers ahead of the couple, Hernandez noticed a bit of commotion with a fellow passenger’s bag. It seemed they had a restricted item in their luggage and were being instructed to throw it away. Of course, the passenger was reasonably upset, hoping to gain some compassion from the TSA agent.

16. Forbidden Items

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is very strict when it comes to traveling with liquids. If containers contain more than 3.4 fluid ounces, they can’t come on the flight. This usually results in a lot of shampoo and bottles of water being thrown in the trash while going through the security gate. And while you think people would know this by now, it still seems to take passengers by surprise.

15. Sentimental Value Argument

While most items that are thrown away can easily be replaced, it seemed that this passenger’s item was not something he could simply let go of. Hernandez watched the pleading traveler, who begged to be able to keep the item. Obviously, it had some sentimental value, which made the man’s situation having to part with it even more heartbreaking.

14. Tossed in the Trash

The man made one final plea, asking to place the item in the airport’s lost and found to be retrieved later, but the TSA officer was not willing to bend the rules. He demanded the item be put in the trash. The male passenger struggled with what to do before finally complying. This bothered Hernandez and her boyfriend, and they knew something had to be done.

13. A New Mission

While Hernandez needed to board the flight, she asked her boyfriend Rico to stay behind and retrieve the item. Since he had not passed through security, he was free to check out the trash. He grabbed the box that had been thrown away and took it home. And when opened it, he realized why the passenger was so reluctant to part with it.

12. A Beautiful Momento

Inside the box was an adorable snow globe that featured what seemed to be family photos. The sweet inscription read: “We love you Katie. Nana and Papa 1/25/16.” Rico alerted his girlfriend regarding his find, and together they knew they had to do something.

11. Tracking the Passenger Down

The couple felt horrible that the man had to throw out something so special. They knew their only course of action was to track him down and make sure the snow globe was returned. But how would they do it?

10. Taking to Social Media

With no name or address, tracking down the owner was going to be difficult. Hernandez believed the best course of action was to post on social media. Hernandez created a post explaining the situation and asked if her friends would share the story. The end goal was to give the snow globe back, and she hoped the social media community would end in success.

9. Totally Unexpected

According to Hernandez, she expected that the post would be shared a couple hundred times if they were lucky. However, when it went viral she was completely blown away as the post racked up thousands upon thousands of views.

8. The Viral Sensation Continues

In the following days, Hernandez’s post was shared over 48,000 times. She hoped that some good news would come out of all of it and thankfully, after seven days something did.

You won’t believe what happens next.

7. An Employee to the Rescue

Thanks to Facebook and its social media magic, an employee from the store Things Remembered reached out to Hernandez. There was something special and familiar about the snow globe, and she decided to do some digging on her end. Is it possible that the snow globe belonged to one of her customers?

6. Lost and Then Found

The employee at Things Remembered was able to find the person who had purchased the snow globe, a woman named Linda Modry. It had been purchased for her granddaughter, Katie. It had been Katie’s father bringing her the snow globe, but sadly he was forced to abandon it.

5. The News Picks Up the Story

With the post going viral and the owners of the snow globe located, Fox News 13 soon picked up the story. They decided to follow the snow globe’s journey back to Lisa Modry, who reunited with Hernandez to retrieve the gift. Soon, her granddaughter would have what they thought was lost in the airport trash.

4. Overwhelmed with Emotion

The reunion was emotional for Modry, who was shocked a total stranger would have retrieved the precious item from the trash. She brought Hernandez a bouquet of flowers as a thank you for the kind gesture.

3. Doing The Right Thing

According to Hernandez, she simply wanted to do the right thing for someone. “My mom always raised us to always be good to people. If it was me, and I lost my snow globe, I’d want the same thing to happen to me,” Hernandez told Fox News 13.

2. Exceptional People

For Modry, Hernandez and her boyfriend’s act of kindness proved to her that people were “basically good” in nature and she thought the couple was “just exceptional.” Most people would not have paid much attention to the elderly man and his plight, but thanks to Hernandez and her boyfriend’s keen attention and open hearts, they were able to make a stranger’s day a bit happier.





Thanks to Hernandez and Rico, a woman was reunited with an item she never thought she’d see again. The online response to the couple’s good deeds was also overwhelming. One Facebook user commented, “So happy the owner was found! May God bless you and your boyfriend ten times over!”

It’s so nice to know that in a world filled with turmoil these days, someone can still offer up an act of random kindness.