Tom Hanks finds Fordham University student's ID in NYC park, tries to find owner named 'Lauren'

ByMike Waterhouse WABC logo
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
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NEW YORK -- Actor Tom Hanks found a student's identification card at a park in New York City, and has taken to social media to try to find its owner.

Hanks posted this message at 12:02 p.m. Tuesday to his 10.4 million followers on Twitter:

We don't know exactly which park the ID card was located, but it was likely Central Park.

Hanks' attempt to return the lost item immediately got people talking.

A man claiming to be one of Lauren's professors tweeted back at Hanks:

We'll keep you posted on what happens. Keep checking abc7NY for the latest information.

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