KIND binmen searched piles of rubbish to find a teenager’s birthday cash after it was accidentally thrown away.
Keiahna Jackson got £450 for her 18th but her dad binned it with the wrapping paper.
When the family realised what had happened they found it was bin day and the refuse collectors had already been. They called the council and the binmen agreed to go through that day’s rubbish.
Luckily they found the money and returned it to Keiahna’s home in Yarm, Teesside — as her family and neighbours gave them a round of applause.
Mum Leanne said: “I thought we’d lost it. I was wondering how to tell all the people who’d given her money.
“Then the council got in touch with us to say they’d found it.
“I still can’t believe they took time to look for a needle in a haystack.”
Stockton borough council said: “We’re so glad Keiahna had a happy ending and our crews could play a part in it.”
