Mystery solved! The LBI beachgoers in a photograph published last week that, among a whole roll of film, went to the wrong person back in 2004 have been identified. Thanks to our readers, who helped in the search by sharing the query hundreds of times on social media, the photographs are on their way back to their owner: Lisa Rosenthal of Basking Ridge.
Rosenthal’s niece, Melissa Corson of Toms River, spotted the photo on social media and contacted her aunt to break the news.
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