Florida Couple Reunites With Their Engagement Ring That Got Flushed 21 Years Ago

Things can go horribly wrong in a matter of seconds. A couple from Florida, USA, reunited with their engagement ring after 21 years of losing it. The couple explains how one day the wife informed her husband that she could not find her engagement ring and had estimated that she had accidentally flushed it down the drain.

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Couple Reunites With Their Engagement Which Got Flushed In The Toilet 21 Years Ago

The tale is surely one of a kind, as the couple, Nick Day and Shaina, told WFLA that they even sifted through the septic waste to look for the precious ring but, unfortunately, could not find anything in the mess 21 years ago. The husband recounted, "She came to me one day and said, ¡®I think I lost my ring.¡¯ She said ¡®it was on the counter now, but it¡¯s gone, and I think I may have flushed it down the toilet on accident." Shaina revealed that she did not give up on her ring, "I climbed down into the septic tank so we could pump every bit of it through a strainer to try to find it. No luck."

However, a Christmas miracle found them their ring in another happy accident. While a plumber was working on their toilet because Nick¡¯s mother, Renee, had asked to have it replaced, the workman stumbled upon the glistening ring. Renee recognised the lost ring when the plumber asked if it belonged to Shaina. After a thorough cleanse, Nick¡¯s parents decided to gift the ring back to the couple for Christmas as a surprise.

The couple was extremely happy and initially could not believe their eyes. Shaina shared, "It was kind of an ugly cry." She continued, "I sat there and I was like ¡®oh my gosh, this is my ring. This is my ring.¡¯ I¡¯m wiping my eyes and mascara is going everywhere." The couple then declared that they plan on passing the recovered ring to their future generations.

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Folks On The Internet Were Happy For The Couple

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People online were both disgusted and touched by the story. A user jokingly commented, "I was there that day I helped them strain through all the corn that was in the septic tank," while another cheered, "I love this!"

To some, the story reminded them of the movie Shawshank Redemption, "Reminds me of Andy Dufresne in Shawshank the whole septic straining part." Another added, "You made me laugh may you laugh too." A commenter simply got the ick, "Good god, they strained the septic tank?"

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