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NJ Woman Searches for Irreplaceable Family Heirloom Lost During Mall Trip

The woman's Facebook post asking for help finding it has garnered thousands of shares and an outpouring of support.

A woman in New Jersey is asking for help locating one of her most valuable possessions.

Tiffiny McKinney says a teardrop-shaped necklace containing her mother’s ashes went missing after a recent shopping trip at Deptford Mall in Deptford Township, New Jersey.

“My mother passed away suddenly from ovarian cancer. This necklace has her ashes,” she said in a Facebook post.

Since posting her message on Facebook, it has been shared nearly 8,000 times and received hundreds of comments in support of her hunt for the priceless heirloom.

McKinney says she has reached out to the mall and returned to the site to search inside individual stores and restrooms, but has not been able to locate the locket.

According to McKinney’s Facebook post, she is offering a $50 gift certificate to anyone who helps her find the necklace.

If you have any information on it's whereabouts, please call 856-230-8485 or email tips@nbcphiladelphia.com.

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