Published: June 3, 2026 โข 6:25 PM IST ยท Updated: June 4, 2026 โข 7:11 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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An American traveller's forgotten ATM card led to an act of kindness she says she will never forget.
After accidentally leaving her debit card in an ATM in a small beach town in Kerala and travelling hours away, she thought it was gone for good, until a local man drove nearly six hours in an auto-rickshaw to return it to her in person.
The story was shared by an American woman on her Instagram account, where she posts travel vlogs from around the world.
The display text on her video read: "A stranger I met in Kerala drove 6 hours in an auto-rickshaw to return my ATM card." In the caption, she explained that she had been travelling solo through Kerala when she accidentally left her debit card inside an ATM in a coastal town.
She only realised it was missing after reaching the state capital, roughly...