Man loses wedding ring; carrot unearths it

Monday, November 7, 2016

BERLIN -- A retiree in Germany struck gold in his garden, finding the wedding band he lost three years ago wrapped around a carrot. The 82-year-old lost the ring while gardening in Bad Muenstereifel, Germany. The incident happened shortly after the man, whose name was not released, celebrated his golden wedding anniversary. The man's wife reassured him at the time the ring eventually would reappear. She died six months before being proven right.

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