Couple made incredible discovery when throwing magnet to the bottom of New York river
An American couple were left stunned after making an incredible discovery on a magnet fishing trip.
James Kane and Barbie Agostini, from New York, US, were left in disbelief as they were magnet fishing at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on Friday (31 May).
As we all picked up a random hobby or two during the pandemic, the duo say they started the activity as a way of passing the time, with the hopes of one day finding something decent.
It beats my random bursts of awful baking.
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Anyway, they were quite enjoying their new hobby because it was pretty easy and straight forward.
All it involves is attaching a really strong magnet to the end of a fishing rod. That's it.
Amid their recent trip to the river, the couple were more than delighted with what they found.
Their massive magnet somehow picked up a 'mystery box' filled with cash.
They couldn't believe their luck when they managed to come across a metal safe containing a whopping £78,000 ($100,000).
James told NY1: "We have found plenty of safes before, this is just what a magnet fisher does.
"We pulled out and it was two stacks of freaking hundreds. Big stacks."
“I couldn’t believe it,” Barbie added. “I lost it.”
Sadly, it seems that the money was damaged by water.
After informing the New York Police Department (NYPD), the force said they could not find any crime attached to the cash.
This comes after Glasgow Magnet Fishing group's Mark McGeachin and his son James fished out a number of dangerous objects last month.
Amongst the items were machetes, axes, and even a samurai sword.
"I started Glasgow Magnet Fishing group in 2019 and James was only six at the time. Soon after, we were searching the Union Canal near Sighthill in Edinburgh when James pulled this massive samurai sword out the water," Mark told the Mirror.
The group founder claims that they unearth 100 items a years.
He said: "We've already handed seven guns to the police since the beginning of 2024. When we find them we phone 999 straight away.
"One time, in Maryhill, we contacted police after I found a machete, a ski mask and a pair of gloves all tied up in a bag and Cellotaped together.
"The mind does boggle, thinking about what has happened with these weapons before they were found.
"This stuff could potentially solve a murder and help a family get some closure. That's the way I see it."
Anish Vij