Do a Google search for "PC Inspector". I have had moderate success getting data off of a memory card on two separate occasions. It is free. Take a long time though.
Also - it is VERY important that you don't write anything to the card (new photo, etc.). The data might be there but inaccessible, and adding anything to the card will reduce your chance of recovery.
I had to travel from London two days after that plot was uncovered to blow up some trans-Atlantic airliners back in 2006. I was unable to carry on anything except a passport in a clear plastic bag - seriously - not even a magazine. I had to decide whether to put my camera in the checked baggage, or ship it home to myself. I bubble-wrapped everything, and then bubble-wrapped my entire bag and put as much around it in my suitcase as I could to reinforce it. Not recommended, but I had little choice. The good news was that nothing was damaged or stolen. The better news was that my memory cards (which I also couldn't carry on) were fine, and that was after going through the checked baggage scanners which are a heck of a lot stronger. Of course, I made backups of everything on my last night there and mailed them to myself, just in case.
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