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<p>Here&#8217;s some good advice. Please don&#8217;t place valuables likes money and passports in a planes overhead compartment!</p> 
<p>A couple was flying from Chicago back to Munich last week when they forgot some very precious and valuable cargo onboard. The couple left a bag containing $166,000 in the planes overhead compartment!</p> 
<p>Lucky for them, the story has a happy ending&#8230;</p> 
<p>The couple was able to go through customs using ID cards, not realizing that the bag they left behind contained their passports and &#8220;American cashier&#8217;s checks &#8211; worth a total of $166,000,&#8221; according to <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/couple-leaves-inheritance-on-plane?" type="external">T+L</a>. The man had just inherited the large sum of money from his mother.</p> 
<p>A cleaner saw the bag on the plane and turned it over to the airline. The airline then gave it to the local police who found the cashier&#8217;s checks inside.</p> 
<p>When the police figured out who the owners of the bag were, they had already left the airport. According to T+L the &#8220;police tracked them down to their home about two hours away&#8220;.</p> 
<p>Once the man was told what he had left on the plane he headed right back to the airport to claim the valuable bag!</p> 
<p>Lucky for them this story ended well!</p>
$166,000 Left in Plane’s Overheard Compartment, Returned To Owners