A bloke who stumbled upon a treasure trove in a river has issued a crucial warning to all smartphone users. The metal detector enthusiast took to Reddit to showcase the array of items he’d fished out from the river while hunting for hidden gems.
He posted a photo of his haul on Reddit, which included cash, rings, e-cigarettes, 13 pairs of sunglasses and five mobile phones. He explained: “Water was low but still very murky, vis[ibility] was maybe 6” with the sun directly overhead, so my carrot had to do most of the work.
“Found another ruined phone, but in a case with cash! The phone had another fortune with it, like the last phone I found with cash. Also found more ruined phones, a work light! ? Oh, and a gold ring! Found the ring behind a rapid using my ATgold.”
Reacting to his discovery, one user expressed sympathy for the owner of the phone in the ziplock bag. They commented: “I always feel bad for the folks who put so much effort into protecting their belongings, like the ziplock bag, but then still lose it anyway. A nice reminder for me to carry a buoyant bag on a river next time.”
This led the metal detectorist to issue a vital piece of advice to those taking their phones to risky locations. He advised: “Everyone who reads this go put your email on your lock screen right now, if I find your phone I’ll return it I’ve got the two phones in rice right now, the one in the bag and the one with the sandal thong case might work, the others are bricked. If they do work I’ll try to return them.
“One time I returned a phone only for the girl’s mum to accuse me of stealing it. Pretty sure the girl told her mum it was stolen instead of the truth, ‘sorry mum I was getting hammered at the river and dropped it’. I was like, sure lady I stole your daughter’s iPhone only to return it for absolutely no financial incentive.”
One user responded to his post saying: “Just realised somebody may have found the other half of my diamond earrings. I thought it would be lost forever. It just hit me the setting was gold. Probably still lost to the ocean as I lost it like 20 feet out in Puerto Rico. Would be cool if somebody found it and gave it another life.”
Another added: “Feel bad for the guy who lost his ring. Other items can be replaced, a once in a lifetime ring cannot be.”