Husband’s wedding ring turns up during Hurricane Milton after disappearing 10 years ago
A Florida husband’s long-lost wedding ring was discovered during the chaos of Hurricane Milton.
Basil and Laura Yorio were devastated when they lost their wedding ring during a construction project about nine years ago.
Although it was always in the back of their minds, the couple had accepted that it was unlikely they would ever see it again.
But the couple were surprised this week when the huge storm helped the couple reunite with the once cherished ring, which is coordinated as a set between him and her.
The pair had evacuated their home in Palm Bay, Florida before the hurricane made landfall on Wednesday, when it was still a Category 3 with winds of 125 mph.
Basil and Laura Yorio evacuated their home in Palm Bay, Florida before the hurricane made landfall on Wednesday
By Thursday the storm had passed and the Yorios returned to their home.
Laura went into their yard with their dog to assess the hurricane’s damage, but she was quickly distracted by something glinting in the rain-choked grass.
“It just sat there. It was a bit embedded in the mud,” Laura said Fox news.
“I looked down and saw a silver ring and thought it looked like a key ring,” she continued.
However, upon closer inspection it turned out to be her husband’s wedding ring, which had disappeared almost ten years earlier.
“It was a happy ending after a tough few days,” Laura said.
However, upon closer inspection it turned out to be her husband’s wedding ring, which had disappeared almost ten years earlier
“It just disappeared,” Basil said.
For years, the couple tirelessly searched the garden, carefully inspecting every corner for the missing ring.
“We’ve been here a thousand times in the last nine years,” Laura said.
The Yorios also have a landscaper come and mow their garden every week, and he too has never come across the long-lost wedding ring.
“I have a landscaper who comes once a week, for nine years, nothing,” Laura said.
The couple believes heavy rain from Hurricane Milton was the key to unearthing the ring.
Despite their joy at the find, the Yorios said they are “aware” of the pain people are experiencing as a result of the storm
Despite their joy at the find, the Yorios said they are “aware” of the pain people are experiencing as a result of the storm.
Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm but was later downgraded to Category 1.
The storm’s ferocious winds were still powerful enough to rip the fabric roof of the home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball club to shreds.
Milton also spawned at least 19 tornadoes, which caused damage in numerous counties and destroyed about 125 homes, most of them mobile homes.
More than a million customers were still without power on Friday evening. At least seventeen people died in the aftermath of Milton.
Given the widespread destruction, the recovered wedding ring is a good sign for the Yorios.
“We are very aware that many people are experiencing terrible things,” Laura said.
“I almost feel a little guilty because I’m happy about all this, but it was a good thing.”