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This Story Has a Very Nice Ring to It.

Dec 23, 2017 | 2:10 PM

A woman from Salt Spring Island says she is “absolutely thrilled” to have a cherished diamond ring back, thanks to the determination of a homeless man on Vancouver Island.

Trinda Gajek was visiting Nanaimo last week when she offered a young man all the cash in her wallet, forgetting the contents also included a beloved piece of jewelry.

Feeling somewhat panicky, Trinda turned to Facebook, hoping someone might be able to track down the ring, and local media caught wind of the story and everybody began posting the story including us at Beach Radio Vernon.

A man named Raymond Ahlstrom knew what the post was all about and made it his mission to reunite her with the ring.

Ahlstrom eventually tracked down the young man Gajek had given the money to. It was at that time that he found out that he had placed the ring in his water bottle to keep it safe.

Gajek says she and Ahlstrom then met up in Nanaimo, where he returned the ring and she gave him a cash reward.

Photograph By CHEK News screenshot