Nov 6, 2009 5:50 pm US/Eastern
Boy Digs Up Long Lost Wedding Rings in Yard
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Ryan Baima shows off the shovel he used to find the wedding rings.
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Ryan returned the rings to Joan Mulligan.
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Ryan Baima, 3, loves to dig in his yard, and it was while he was digging recently that he made an incredible discovery.
He brought a ring, caked with dirt, over to his mother.
Luna Baima says she didn't think much of it, until Ryan asked if she wanted the other one.
That's when it clicked in her head, that her son had likely just found someone's engagement ring and wedding band.
Luna began asked neighbors about the rings, and one neighor remembered that 33 years ago, a woman named Joan Mulligan had lost her rings while weeding in the yard.
She had offered a reward to children in the neighborhood, and they searched for days, but the rings were never found.
Joan's mother gave her her own ring to wear, and she never expected to see her wedding rings again.
But this week, she got a phone call.
"I explained to her that my 3-year old son was digging outside and possibly found something that belonged to her. And she was like 'you're kidding me. Those were my rings I lost over thirty years ago.' It was amazing. I just got chills talking about it. It's amazing," said Luna.
Both Luna and Joan believe it's a miracle that the rings were found.
"Having this ring on the top of the ground where a 3-year old could find it against all odds it happened. Somebody up there wanted her to have her rings back," said Luna.
Ryan and Joan met on Tuesday. Ryan gave Joan her rings, and she gave him $50s.
She is going to have them repaired and then plans to wear all four wedding of her wedding and engagement rings.
Joan says this is especially meaningful, because she and her husband William will celebrate their 50th anniversary next year.
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