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| Israel woman 'bins $1m mattress' | |
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| A Tel Aviv woman has been searching through Israeli rubbish dumps after she said she accidentally threw away a mattress containing $1m (£700,000). | |
| The woman, identified only as Anat, had bought a new mattress for her mother as a surprise and threw away the old one, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported. | The woman, identified only as Anat, had bought a new mattress for her mother as a surprise and threw away the old one, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported. |
| But when the older woman returned home she "almost fainted", as she had hidden her entire life savings inside. | But when the older woman returned home she "almost fainted", as she had hidden her entire life savings inside. |
| A search of three landfill sites has so far turned up nothing, said the paper. | A search of three landfill sites has so far turned up nothing, said the paper. |
| When the woman realised her mistake, she rushed out to retrieve the mattress but it had already been taken away to the Hiriya local dump. | When the woman realised her mistake, she rushed out to retrieve the mattress but it had already been taken away to the Hiriya local dump. |
| She hurried to the dump, only to find the mattress had been shipped to one of two larger landfill sites, along with another 3,000 tonnes of rubbish collected that day. | She hurried to the dump, only to find the mattress had been shipped to one of two larger landfill sites, along with another 3,000 tonnes of rubbish collected that day. |
| People have to take everything in proportion "Anat" | People have to take everything in proportion "Anat" |
| A search of the first site, Ganei Hadas, proved fruitless so she moved onto Efeh, close to the Dead Sea. | A search of the first site, Ganei Hadas, proved fruitless so she moved onto Efeh, close to the Dead Sea. |
| Yitzhak Borba, the director of the Efeh site, told Israel's Army Radio the woman had been "totally desperate" when she arrived. | Yitzhak Borba, the director of the Efeh site, told Israel's Army Radio the woman had been "totally desperate" when she arrived. |
| He was reported to have kept some of his staff on overnight to fend off treasure hunters and help the woman. | He was reported to have kept some of his staff on overnight to fend off treasure hunters and help the woman. |
| But despite being unable to retrieve the mattress and its hidden fortune, "Anat" appeared philosophical about her loss. | But despite being unable to retrieve the mattress and its hidden fortune, "Anat" appeared philosophical about her loss. |
| "People have to take everything in proportion and thank God for the good and the bad," she said. | "People have to take everything in proportion and thank God for the good and the bad," she said. |
| There has been no comment from her mother. | There has been no comment from her mother. |