Euro coins and notes are shown in this file photo dated December 11, 2001. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German businessman lost more than 10,000 euros (9,000 pounds) in a plastic bag after forgetting the cash in a public toilet, authorities said Thursday.
Hesse state police said the man took the “five-figure” sum with him as he stopped to relieve himself in a motorway service station near Haiger in western Germany. He then drove off.
A police spokesman said it was not clear why the man took half an hour to notice his loss -- by which time the money had gone.
Reporting by Dave Graham; Editing by Phakamisa Ndzamela
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