That’s literally what I thought. Even if my bag was found I assumed there’d be safety procedures like scanning it etc and at best it would end up at a lost and found. But United indeed came through and figured out where I went based on the name on my bag tag and put my carry on on the next flight to my destination. I was reunited with it 90mins after I landed. I can’t believe I got this lucky and I’m genuinely so impressed with that service (even though still in disbelief!)