Photo: Alex Davis
The ocean floor holds many secretsand many precious objects lost by people over the years.
Now 83 years old, Perigo had long given up on getting this sentimental relic back.
That was until he got an email from his alma mater’s alumni office.
Photo: Alex Davis
One day I took my younger son and waded into the ocean, Perigoexplainedto McMaster University in an email.
He was knocked over by a wave, so I reached to grab hold of him.
He pulled on my hand and my Mac Alumni ring came off.
We searched for it but were unsuccessful.
While he often finds coins and nails, one day he made a truly thrilling discovery.
I don’t do this just to keep all the gold for myself.
I do want people to get their things back, Davis toldCBC.
While he was able to identify the university, getting the owner’s name was trickier.
Hoping to return it to its long-lost owner, Davis reached out to the school.
I found it metal detecting in Barbados this morning and suspect its been lost for some time.
This is unbelievable news, he wrote back.
Once the mystery was settled, Davis shipped the ring to Canada.
