British backpacker has GoPro pictures returned six months after losing camera overboard kayaking in Australia... thanks to 全世界の Facebook （選挙などの）運動をする

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A holidaymaker who lost his camera overboard while kayaking in Australia six months ago is 始める，決める to get his holiday snaps 支援する in tact after it was discovered in a river.

Traveller Chris Hesford, from Jersey was kayaking with friends off the coast of New South むちの跡s when a rogue wave swept away his GoPro camera.

Chris was halfway through a 一連の会議、交渉／完成する-the-world trip and lost two months' 価値（がある） of photos with the camera, which he never 推定する／予想するd to see again.

British backpacker Chris Hedford, from Jersey, was on an amazing 一連の会議、交渉／完成する-the-world trip when he lost his camera

But last week Australian Steve Carmody 接触するd the 22-year-old out of the blue 経由で Facebook to say he had 設立する his camera - in a 河床 60 miles away from where it was lost.

And にもかかわらず six months of 存在 dragged underwater, the 32GB memory card was still in tact.

法律 student Chris, 22, who lives in London, said: 'I got a message out of the blue from an Australian man, who said he'd 設立する my camera.

'I was astonished - I thought it was lost for good.

The GoPro 含む／封じ込めるd images of Chris' travels so far and he didn't have any copies of the pictures taken

The backpacker had travelled tgrough America, to Dubai and enjoyed the 日光 in Fiji before arriving in the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs

'Steve 設立する the camera, and uploaded a couple of pictures to Facebook and started a （選挙などの）運動をする to try and find its owner.

'I think it took about two weeks, but it went viral and somebody recognised me.

'I couldn't believe it - I thought at first he was pulling my 脚, but he wasn't, and now the camera is in the 地位，任命する on its way to me. What a nice guy.'

Chris lost his camera 近づく Byron Bay in September last year, but it was 設立する by Australian Steve, who decided to start a （選挙などの）運動をする to find its owner.

Chris Hesford was travelling alone so snapped plenty of selfies at iconic 場所／位置s like the horse shoe bend in the Grand Caynon

The 22-year-old globetrotter also visited New York City on his travels before 長，率いるing 負かす／撃墜する to Fiji and Australia

Logging on to Facebook, Steve wrote: '承認する Facebook do your thing. If we can 跡をつける 負かす／撃墜する this bloke I have 32 GB of precious memories to be returned.

'If you lost a GoPro in the surf at Fingal Rovers SLSC in NSW Australia, the camera has been 設立する on Fingal Beac h at the Tweed River mouth.

'Bad news is the GoPro is dead, but your memory stick 生き残るs. Inbox me if you know this bloke.'

Chris is now waiting for the GoPro and memory card to land in the 地位，任命する within the next couple of days.

The Australian, Steve Carmody, who 設立する the camera 地位，任命するd some of Chris' pictures on Facebook in his 企て，努力，提案 to find Chris

Chris' camera 含む／封じ込めるd a whopping 32GB of pictures and ビデオ of his trip, which took in Washington (pictured) New York and Arizona

The iconic tourist snaps were Chris' way to 文書 the once-in-a-lifetime trip but were all lost when his camera fell overboard

The images 記録，記録的な／記録する his travels across America and Fiji before he arrived in Australia and he had only been in the country for a week before he lost the camera.

Chris 追加するd: 'I was just in shock, really - I thought they were gone for good.

'The pictures were of my trip of a lifetime, so I was really upset by losing them.

'It's amazing that Steve made such an incredible 成果／努力 to find me.

'I will be eternally 感謝する to Steve - and if he's ever in London I'm definitely buying the first pint.

'He's asked for nothing in return - he's just a good Aussie bloke who has really shown the good in humanity.'

にもかかわらず spending six months underwater and travelling a total of 60 miles, the camera's memory card 生き残るd in tact

Chris also travelled 経由で Dubai, where he managed to take a pictures of himself stood by the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel

One of the last pictures taken before Chris lost his camera shows him 提起する／ポーズをとるing at Sydney H arbour after he had arrived in Australia

Steve's Facebook 地位，任命する was 株d by more than 8,000 使用者s, and it is thought an 知識 of Chris spotted him in the picture and pointed Steve in the 権利 direction.

Steve said: 'It's very 冷静な／正味の, it just goes to show the 力／強力にする of social マスコミ.'

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