Maine woman's class ring, lost 47 years ago, shows up in forest in Finland

[jpak]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/17/maine-womans-class-ring-found-finland-forest-47-years-later/4783801002/

The ring showed up in the mail nearly 47 years after her husband gave it to her.

Debra McKenna, 63, lost the class ring in Portland, Maine, when she was a student at Morse High School, reported the Bangor Daily News and WGME-TV in Portland.

Her husband and high school sweetheart, Shawn, who died in 2017 after a yearslong battle with cancer, gave it to her before he headed off to college. They were married for 40 years.

McKenna told the Daily News she took it off in a department store while washing her hands in the bathroom and forgot to put it back on. By the time she returned for the ring, it was gone. Shawn wasn't upset at her for losing the ring, she recalled.

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[3catwoman3]

1. I dropped mine in the St. Lawrence Seaway...

...while staying on Rabbit Island. I had been out on the water inn a little dinghy, and the ring was rubbing on my finger whileI was rowing. I took it off and put it on the towel covering the seat I was sitting on. Got to the dock, tied up the dinghy, climbed out and pulled the towel out by grabbing it with my toes, forgetting that the ring was there.

I remembered, with dismay, as soon as I heard the “plunk” as it plopped into the water. Looked and looked, to no avail. This would have been about 50 years ago. I have always wondered if it will show up someday.

From Maine to Finland is quite the journey. Wouldn’t it be fascinating to know how it got there?