Ulverston boy speaks to major American paper about missing Lego man

Ten-year-old Jack Steele created a 'missing persons' poster for his beloved Lego man, first reported by the Mail, after he lost it on the school run.

Jack created the character in an image of himself at the Lego Discovery Centre and therefore named the figure Jack.

His missing poster read: "Lost: has anyone seen this Lego man? He is very special to me."

Alongside a drawing, Jack wrote a description: "Light brown quiff with matching eyebrows. Hawaiian Shirt (blue with palm trees and an orange stripe on the bottom. Dark green pants."

The gesture touched the hearts of many, including the a leading one of the leading daily newspapers in America.

The incident happened around September 17 however The Washington Post tracked down Jack in what they describe as "a town of about 11,000 people in Cumbria, England" for a phone interview for an article which went ahead on September 30.

Speaking to reporter Sydney Page, he said: "I was really sad, I thought I had lost him forever."

The paper also described how Jack's reward was the equivalent of $2.50.

Jack's mum, nursery manager Lorna Walker, described to the Mail how he was upset he was. 

Speaking at the time, Lorna said: "He came to me before he was going over to school very upset that he had lost it and thought it must have fallen out of his bag.

"After school, he came out with the poster and we retraced our steps home with no luck. That’s when I posted the poster on Facebook.

"He had made it at the end of the holidays at the Lego Discovery Centre in Manchester and took great care in picking the perfect parts."

Jack was finally re-united with mini Jack when she got a message from a mum whose daughter had found it on the way to school.

Lorna added: "Basically, Jack had put it in the front pocket of his bag to take it to his grandma’s after school to show her - but forgot to zip it and it had fallen out."

Lego Jack was found on Lightburn Park and as promised, a reward was given to the person who found Lego Jack. Unfortunately, Lorna didn't have any change, however the girl received a nice box of chocolates and she dropped him off after school.

Speaking in regards to mini Jack making international headlines, Lorna added: "I was incredibly surprised when I got a message from a journalist from the Washington Post wanting to run an article about Jack’s lost Lego man.

"It seems to have really captured people’s hearts. Jack couldn’t believe it either!"