Well, this is lovely. Vancouver artist Mara Soriano's backpack was stolen and inside was a teddy bear with a recording of her late mother's voice." Vancouver: $5,000 to whoever returns this bear to Marla. No questions asked. I think we need this bear to come home," he tweeted, sharing a post by Vancouver reporter Deborah Goble. Dan Levy also shared Goble's tweet (opens in new tab), and Zach Braff retweeted Reynolds (opens in new tab), "I NEED THIS BEAR TO COME HOME!!!!" He added that.

Speaking to CNN, Soriano explained that his mother, Marilyn Soriano, gave him the bear before she died of cancer on June 29, 2019." It meant so much to me." It was because it was recorded specifically for me, saying that she loved me, was proud of me, and would always be with me," Soriano said. I held her in my arms every time I missed her."

The bear wore dark glasses like Marilyn. 'It was her signature look,' Soriano said."

Soriano was in the process of moving apartments with his fiancée when he heard his friend had been in a bicycle accident. In her haste to meet her friend (who is safe, Soriano told CNN), she placed a navy blue Herschel backpack next to the U-Haul that she and her fiancé had rented. The backpack also contained her passport, insurance card, citizenship papers, a Nintendo-Switch, and an iPad.

As of now, the bear has not yet been returned to Soriano, but the case is online. She tweeted, "Everyone has been so wonderful and I've gotten so many tips and clues."