Tom Hanks finds Fordham student's ID in New York City park, tracks down 'Lauren'

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Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Tom Hanks finds Fordham student's ID card
Run, Lauren, run! Tom Hanks found your student I.D. in the park.

NEW YORK -- Actor Tom Hanks found a student's identification card at a park in New York City, and took to social media to find its owner.

Hanks posted this message at 12:02 p.m. Tuesday to his 10.4 million followers on Twitter:

We don't know exactly which park the ID card was located, but it was likely Central Park.

Hanks' attempt to return the lost item immediately got people talking.

A man claiming to be one of Lauren's professors tweeted back at Hanks:

At last, "Lauren" was located! She's spoke out on "Good Morning America" Wednesday morning.

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