This week’s Good News Monday comes from Atlantic City, New Jersey, where a newlywed couple was vacationing. Casey Brooks and his wife were enjoying a great day at the beach when he decided he wanted to take his boogie board out and ride the waves. The act was innocent enough, but as he paddled out further, he felt his almost-brand-new wedding ring slip off his finger. Instantly, he jumped off the board and started searching for it in the sand with his feet.

His wife, realizing what had happened, grabbed some goggles and joined him in the search. After scouring the ocean floor, they realized that the ring was gone forever. Having been married less than a year, this was a really hard pill to swallow.

Later that afternoon, they took a walk along the same beach where the ring had been lost. With each step, they checked for that piece of gold to reflect in the sunlight. Eventually, they came upon a woman with a metal detector. As if their afternoon stroll was not enough of a long shot, they went out on a limb and asked the woman to look for the ring. After determining the approximate location the ring slipped off Casey’s finger, the woman waded out up to her knees and less than 10 minutes later, she was hearing something over her headphones. She scooped one handful of sand, another handful of sand, and on the third scoop, she struck gold- literally. In her hand was Casey’s wedding ring.

The couple never ended up getting the woman’s name but Casey did manage to snap a pretty great picture with the woman.

I’m not sure if I would go as far as to declare this a miracle. But it’s pretty dang close! Putting myself in this couple’s shoes, I would have been devastated if either of us lost our wedding rings. The chances are 1 in a million that you may find it again, especially in the ocean. 

I write Good News Mondays posts because they make me smile. I enjoy perusing the internet every day looking for news that continues to show that there are good people in this world and good things CAN happen! It’s important to stay up-to-date on current affairs but it’s nice to have some happy stuff thrown in. The good continues to shine! =)