Mechelle Rieger claimed the seven-diamond ring Thursday morning at City Hall, bringing with her a photo and the March 2001 appraisal from the jeweler that made it.

Rieger thanked city workers Travis Fleming and Carey Knight, who spotted the ring along with loose coins in a filtration basket while doing routine maintenance last week.

Rieger said she freaked out and “just started screaming” when the ring accidentally fell in the toilet.

She says there was more screaming involved when she got a voice message from a friend relaying the news about a ring being found in the sewer in her old neighbourhood.

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Apr 13, 2012

Shredder

Mxm!
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Apr 13, 2012

Papage

Is this news worthy? only sowetan knws
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Apr 16, 2012

Bra_A

@Papage

Yes my man, it gives hope to masses
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Apr 16, 2012

Printa

Hope of what Bra_A?
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Apr 16, 2012

BlackCurrent

and here I was, wondering if I should place an ad for my lost earring, but I was thinking ... "CLASSIFIEDS" not "NEWS" ...
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