20th January 2015
Lost GoPro is returned to its Jersey owner
When Chris Hesford lost his GoPro camera in the River Tweed, Australia, the chances of him getting it back were slim. But the action camera washed up on a beach and was picked up by Steve Carmody, a resident of New South Wales. He downloaded the pictures, posted a selection to Facebook on 20 February 2015, and asked his followers to help reunite the camera with its owner.
His post went viral, with newspapers and broadcasters around the world picking it up. It was only a matter of time before the plea would reach Jersey, where those who knew Chris Hesford recognised him from the pictures. Hesford was living in London at the time, but he organised for Carmody to post the memory card half way around the world so he could finally download his pictures.
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Other events that occured in January
Channel Television disappears
- The Channel Television brand disappeared when owner ITV rationalised each of the stations in its network.
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Death of Jersey sewage pioneer
- Pierre Le Sueur embarked on an ambitious plan to lay sewage pipes beneath St Helier as the town's population grew.
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Jersey beggar is sentenced to hard labour
- A beggar who claimed to have just arrived from Jersey raised suspicions on the mainland and was sentenced to a month's hard labour.
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Jersey registers its lowest ever temperature
- Jersey's daytime temperature dropped to well below freezing when it recorded its lowest ever temperature in January 1895.
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