A woman who had her phone stolen will be reunited with it after the selfie of the man who handed it into police that appeared on her Facebook wall went viral . Nicola Shelton , 33 , was partying with friends at Lala Land in Byron Bay , on the New South Wales ' north coast , on Valentine 's Day when her bag was stolen with her phone , wallet and cards inside . She thought she would never see her iPhone again , but then on Wednesday someone posted a selfie of themselves at Byron Bay on her Facebook wall . Nicola Shelton got a shock when a man taking a selfie appeared on her Facebook wall without her knowledge . Earlier in February her phone had been stolen in Byron Bay and she started sharing the selfie to get her phone back . Ms Shelton 's boyfriend alerted the Melbourne woman to the post while she at work . 'It was an awful feeling [ seeing the photo ] . My boyfriend asked `` why are you posting photos of these boys on your Facebook page ? '' ' she told Daily Mail Australia . The photo shows a picture of man smiling at the camera while another climbs over rocks at the beach in the background . At first , Ms Shelton thought the man in the picture was the one who stole her phone and re-posted the photo in an attempt to get her phone back . Almost two weeks later , the selfie appeared on her Facebook wall and Ms Shelton thought the man in it stole her phone , but he later apologised - saying he had bought the phone off someone else . 'Straight after I saw it I re-shared it and changed the subject to `` This is the person who has my iPhone '' and it started gaining momentum , ' she said . So far , the post has been shared on social media almost 20,000 times . ' I was absolutely dumbfounded . At first when I re-shared photo I did n't think anything would come from it , ' Ms Shelton said . 'But people were messaging me and wishing me luck , people I did n't know , it was bizarre . ' After the post started to gain traction , the man in the photo messaged Ms Shelton on Facebook and apologised . He said he saw her sharing his photo and had bought her phone off someone else . The man told Ms Shelton he was going to hand the phone over to the police . To her relief , she got a call from Byron Bay police and the phone will soon be returned to its owner . ' I ’ m just amazed by the help from people I do n't even know . I 'm happy to get my phone back , ' Ms Shelton told Daily Mail Australia .
Ms Shelton , 33 , lost her phone on Valentine 's Day at Byron Bay , NSW . The new male owner of the phone posted a selfie on her Facebook page . Nicola Shelton then shared photo thinking he was the one who stole her phone . The man in the selfie contacts her and apologises for having her iPhone . He said he bought her stolen phone off someone and returned it to police .