WOW! great story there man! and great job finding the owner. I would like to think I would have done the same thing too. But I bet deep down you are just a little dissapointed you found the rightfull owner
I had a smilar insident last year. I was fishing from my kayak in one of the local rivers when I came across a kayak wedged under a fallen tree in the river. I dug it out and noticed it had current registration. I called the division of watercraft and found the owners name and phone number. he came by the house that night and picked it up. Gave me $20 for finding it for him!