Former French Olympic figure skater Surya Bonaly said thieves busted into her Las Vegas home and made off with her medals while she was out of town caring for her cancer-stricken mother.
In a heartfelt Instagram post, complete with a carousel of some career highlights, Bonaly issued a plea for help, calling on her followers and pawn shops in Sin City to be on the lookout for her stolen awards.
“You see all those medals that I won in the past while competing in different worlds and European championships are sadly gone,” she wrote.
“Several days ago someone, I mean a couple, burglarized my home and stole all my valuable[s],” the post continued. “Little reminder to Vegas residents or pawn shops, if you ever see some foreign gold and silver medals for sales Please Please call the Police immediately thanks.”
The targeted burglary allegedly happened over the course of four consecutive days. Bonaly said she was in Minnesota at the time, taking care of her mother, who has been diagnosed with three types of cancer — lung, breast and sternum, FOX 5 Vegas reported. When she returned to her residence in Las Vegas, she found the door open and the inside completely trashed.
In security footage obtained by the outlet, multiple people can be seen arriving at the skater’s home. They broke windows, pulled down cameras and cut the WiFi, disabling her security app, she said.
“I realized that my medals were gone,” Bonaly added. “European champion or world champion, junior, everything — any medals that I had with my skating.”
Bonaly has since filed a police report and an investigation into the matter is ongoing.
