A YORK woman has praised the Good Samaritan who found her purse in a hospital car park.

Sally North said she was "extremely grateful" to Lina Yates after she recovered her purse from York Hospital.

Ms North lost the purse while on her way to an appointment but Ms Yates, who lives in Gillygate, contacted her to say she had found the bag.

Ms North said: "We got on really well.

"I am extremely grateful to her for finding my purse."

Updated: 10:54 Tuesday, March 11, 2003