Relief for man who lost wife's $1m purse

A Canadian man lost his wife's designer purse - containing $1,000,000 worth of jewellery - on holiday in California.

But a local man found the purse where he left it, on a park bench, and handed it in to police, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.

Shahla Ghannadian cried for most of the way home to Toronto after husband Said Khalili lost the purse in Sausalito.

The designer purse contained her Cartier watch, diamond and ruby rings, pearl earrings, necklaces with large diamond stones and $500 cash. In total, it was worth US$1 million, the equivalent of £575,000.

But then they got a phone call from Sausalito police saying the purse had been found and handed in by John Suhrhoff, from nearby San Rafael.

"My mom started to cry again and my dad became very emotional, too," said the couple's 28-year-old son, Ali Khalili. "That was a big deal. There are still good people in this world."

Mr Suhrhoff said: "Every person I know or associate with would have done the same thing. I'm glad to be able to help."