Woman loses $40K in heirloom jewelry and belongings after backpack disappears on Southwest flight

Woman loses $40K in heirloom jewelry and belongings after backpack disappears on Southwest flight

A California woman was left heartbroken after her carry-on backpack containing nearly $40,000 worth of heirloom jewelry disappeared during a Southwest Airlines flight to the Bay Area in mid-August.Stephanie Arrues said she was traveling to attend her niece's wedding in Hawaii when the theft occurred on a connecting flight that landed in Oakland.What she lost goes far beyond monetary value the stolen jewelry included irreplaceable family heirloom…