She lost her rings. Her husband scoured mountains of trash to find them
Susanna wore it every day on her left ring finger, but she took it off when she washed dishes to avoid damaging it. On July 26, she was cleaning the counter with a towel when she accidentally slid the ring - along with another one - into a trash can along with food scraps.
Victor's great-grandmother had hidden a platinum ring in her mouth when she left the Soviet Union in 1989. The family heirloom was passed down through generations and was originally intended for Victor's proposal to his wife, Susanna, two decades ago. Susanna wore the ring every day, but removed it to wash dishes. On July 26, Victor's wife accidentally dropped both the platinum ring and another ring into a trash can filled with food scraps.
She did not realize her mistake until the following day when Victor found her crying in their Brooklyn home. Victor, who wished to remain anonymous, believed the family heirloom was lost and planned to have a jeweler create a copy. On July 29, Victor approached New York City sanitation worker Javier Gomez to request access to the waste transfer station in Brooklyn.
The waste transfer station had accumulated trash from two buildings, each 20 stories tall. Upon inspection, Victor found the trash smelt like rotten fish and covered an area of about 100 feet. Despite the smell, Victor and Gomez searched through the 20,000 pounds of trash together, using gloves, shovels, and other tools provided by the sanitation department.
After an hour of searching, Gomez discovered the white trash bag containing the platinum ring and another gold ring that Susanna had thrown away. Victor and Gomez celebrated their find and Victor invited Gomez to a future wedding.
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