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Little boy and favorite toy reunited thanks to WSDOT’s social media efforts

May 31, 2022, 10:32 AM | Updated: Jun 3, 2022, 4:52 pm

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Friday update:

Noon update:

It took about four hours for social media to find the tiny tot who owns a stuffed animal found along I-90 near Snoqualmie pass.

A social media effort is underway to return a stuffed animal to its owner.

The pea-green dinosaur with three white horns was found on the side of Eastbound I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass on Friday.

The Washington State Department of Transportation is asking for the public’s help in locating the toy’s owner.

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Little boy and favorite toy reunited thanks to WSDOT’s social media efforts