News We Love: Massachusetts man finds, returns lost wedding ring to New York woman
A New York woman鈥檚 trip to Hampton Beach, Massachusetts, took a turn for the worse when she lost her wedding ring in the tide.
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Visiting her family hundreds of miles from home, Kelsey Battease feared she would never see her ring again.
鈥淢y heart dropped, my stomach started to hurt, I was just like, I lost my ring, I couldn鈥檛 believe it,鈥� said Battease.
In an effort to help, Battease鈥檚 mother posted on Facebook, asking for help in finding the ring.
Good Samaritan Arthur Fleming saw the post and decided to help, bringing his metal detector to search the beach.
鈥淚 see the post; the mother said, 'My daughter has lost her wedding ring, can somebody help?'鈥� Fleming said.
He drove in from Massachusetts and spent hours combing the beach.
鈥淲hile I was in the water, I did find a pair of sunglasses, a quarter, a penny, so it鈥檚 not like I wasn鈥檛 finding anything,鈥� said Fleming.
Battease knew the exact spot where she lost the ring, near mini golf, which helped guide Fleming in his search.
After a day of looking, he was ready to give up until his metal detector beeped on his walk back to the car.
鈥淪o as soon as I saw it, I go, that鈥檚 the ring. I had seen a picture, so I knew that was it,鈥� said Fleming.
Going above and beyond, Fleming drove all the way to New York to return the ring in person, not wanting to risk it getting lost in the mail and accommodating Battease鈥檚 busy life as a mom.
鈥淚'm just blown away. I鈥檓 speechless at how kind and selfless he is,鈥� Battease said.
Fleming said that not every item he finds at the beach has such a happy ending.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a thrill when you see the smile 鈥� when you see the smile and all that, it鈥檚 a thrill,鈥� said Fleming.
