When a stuffed tiger named Hobbes got accidentally left behind at the airport, he didn’t just go to the lost and found department. He went everywhere!

Six-year-old Owen Lake was on a flight to Houston with his parents when he had a shocking realization: he left his favourite toy at the Tampa International Airport in Florida! The distraught family immediately called airport authorities, who managed to find Hobbes in the kiddie play area.

Though instead of just leaving the plush tiger in some storage bin to wait for his owners, the staff had a better idea. They took Hobbes on an adventure, bringing him to different sites, like the airport gym, the gelato store, the fire department, and to even the control tower.

‘I pitched this idea a couple of months ago after I saw a similar idea where someone took a stuffed lion around a museum’, airport operations manager Tony D’Aiuto said. ‘This seemed like the perfect opportunity’.

When Hobbes’ family got back, they were given a photo book of his unexpected trip. ‘It was very, very sweet’, said Owen’s mother, Amanda Lake. ‘We already told him over and over that Hobbes was on an adventure so it was nice to get back and show him that Hobbes really had been on an adventure’.

“Thank you to everyone at Tampa International Airport who took such great care of Hobbes,” his mother added. “It was such a nice surprise.”

We hope that our lost luggage too would come with a photo book every time they go on an adventure at the airport.

Mmmm … gelato at Carrabba’s. Blood orange sounds pretty good. Posted by Tampa International Airport on Monday, June 15, 2015

Just helping this guy deliver some luggage at the Marriott. Don’t mind me. Posted by Tampa International Airport on Monday, June 15, 2015

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At last, Owen returns for me and I get to show him what I’ve been up to for the last five days. I had so much fun at TPA. Can’t wait to come back! Posted by Tampa International Airport on Monday, June 15, 2015

Via Yahoo! News