They usually fished out old objects with the magnet, from shoes to bicycles, even a weapon once, but the safe with a loot of money remains an exceptional event. A couple has in fact found a safe with 100 thousand dollars inside, they will be able to keep all the loot according to the police, who have carried out all the necessary checks, but the banknotes are largely damaged.
It happened a few days ago in a lake in Corona Park in Flushing Meadows in Queens (New York) and the lucky fishermen are James Kane and Barbie Agostini, passionate about magnet fishing, a hobby they have shared for some time.
The couple managed to open the safe and found the cash, bundles of $100 bills, with an estimated value of $100,000. The bad news is that the banknotes are completely wet and largely damaged.
James Kane explained that they started fishing with magnets during the Covid pandemic precisely for the pure pleasure and charm of the treasure hunt, moreover without having to spend a lot of money on equipment. Magnet fishing simply involves placing a string with a strong magnet in the water with the hope of recovering metal objects. However, no one expected that this time there would be a safe at the end of the wire. Much less full of cash.
The couple said they contacted the New York Police Department to make sure there was no crime related to the money and after investigation were also told there was no way to identify the original owner of the safe. At that point the couple was told they could keep the safe.
The couple said they had never found anything like it, citing some of their previous finds, including old weapons, World War II grenades, a full-size motorcycle, foreign coins and jewelry.
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