A GoPro camera that was lost at sea five years ago has been claimed by its Norwegian owner after it washed up ashore.
Lina Skjelstad was on an exchange program in 2012 when she lost her brother’s expensive action camera while bodyboarding off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
The camera was miraculously found by two young children aged four and two, who picked it up while walking along the beach with their mother in Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast Daily reported.
Norwegian Lina Skjelstad (pictured) was on an exchange program in 2012 when she a GoPro camera, which was found on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast five years later by two young children
Ms Skjelstad (pictured) said on Wednesday the find was a ‘miracle’, after she lost the GoPro on her ‘most expensive’ day in Australia
‘I broke my phone, lost the GoPro and then broke my surfboard in half,’ she (left) said on Wednesday
Ms Skjelstad said on Wednesday the find was a ‘miracle’, after she lost the GoPro on her ‘most expensive’ day in Australia.
‘I broke my phone, lost the GoPro and then broke my surfboard in half,’ she told the publication.
‘But other than that I had a great time here.’
The mother of the two young children who made the discovery, Cara Ryan, said the family was holidaying on the Sunshine Coast when they stumbled across the GoPro.
Ms Ryan then removed the memory card from the back of the camera and found the 2012 photos and videos of Ms Skjelstad bodyboarding.
The camera was claimed after five-year-old photos from the GoPro – showing Ms Skjelstad paddling – were posted online (pictured)
The Australian family of Ms Skjelstad saw the pictures and contacted Sunshine Coast Daily to claim the GoPro on behalf of their Norwegian relative
Ms Skjelstad’s (pictured) GoPro was mouldy and in poor condition when it was finally found
‘Judging by the photos, it could have been lost at Alex Heads, I’m not too sure. But it somehow made its way to where we were,’ Ms Ryan said.
‘Its case was all mouldy and pretty gross. It was in poor condition, really deteriorated by the ocean.’
The five-year-old pictures were then posted online by the Sunshine Coast Daily, calling for readers to help solve the mystery.
The Australian family of Ms Skjelstad saw the pictures and contacted the publication to claim the GoPro on behalf of their Norwegian relative.