SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — It took fewer than five hours for social media to work its magic Tuesday and help officials with the Washington State Department of Transportation locate a tiny traveler who lost a very special friend during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
In a tweet from its main account, the department wrote just before 11 a.m. EDT that someone reached out to them saying they found a stuffed dinosaur Friday on the side of eastbound Interstate 90 just past Snoqualmie Pass, KIRO-TV reported.
“The dino wants to get back to its family. Anyone have a lead so we can help reunite it?” the department wrote.
OK let's do some good and make magic happen. Someone reached out to let us know they found this dinosaur on the side of EB I-90 just past @SnoqualmiePass Friday. The dino wants to get back to its family. Anyone have a lead so we can help reunite it? pic.twitter.com/RVCLh5FiFj
— Washington State DOT (@wsdot) May 31, 2022
About three hours later, the account posted an update noting that the family being sought may have been located.
“Working on getting the reunion set up!!!!! Stay tuned!” the department wrote.
AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! We may have found the family!!!!!!!!! Working on getting the reunion set up!!!!! Stay tuned! https://t.co/rIlekkimeM
— Washington State DOT (@wsdot) May 31, 2022
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A little over an hour later, the department confirmed “a reunion is being worked on ASAP” and shared a photo of the plush toy and its boy, identified only as Kameron, taken by his mother before they were separated.
Sometimes, social media, you redeem yourself. Kameron's mom reached out on Facebook that he lost his dino over the weekend as they crossed I-90 & has been heartbroken. A reunion is being worked on ASAP so stay tuned! Here they are before they were separated! https://t.co/5cQy3iqk5C pic.twitter.com/U4zmTa8PQU
— Washington State DOT (@wsdot) May 31, 2022
“Sometimes, social media, you redeem yourself,” the department tweeted.
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