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Salt Lake City airport's lost and found handled 29,594 items from January to November this year.

Melissa Royle oversees the process, managing 400-600 items weekly, including unique finds.

Unclaimed items are destroyed, donated or auctioned after 30 days plus an eight-day grace period.

SALT LAKE CITY — Gustavo Ougo, on a recent trip to Japan, purchased a special edition Nintendo Switch that cannot be found in the U.S.

While traveling through the Salt Lake City International Airport last week, Ougo lost the device.

"I didn't have space to put it in the suitcase, so I was carrying it in my hands. I had to go to the bathroom, and then I totally put it down and forgot about it," he said.

The next day, he decided to check at the large international airport lost and found to

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