03.06.2024 10:20
A couple who engage in magnet fishing as a hobby in the United States found a safe containing $100,000 in cash. The couple, who made a statement after the incident, explained that the police allowed them to keep the money as they confirmed it was not connected to any crime.
Magnet fishing is a type of hobby and treasure hunting that is done by throwing a powerful magnet attached to a long rope into the water like a fishing line. Many people engage in this activity. In New York City, USA, a couple who threw a magnet into a lake came across something unexpected and suddenly became rich. They found $100,000 in cash in a safe attached to the magnet.
MOST OF THE MONEY WAS DAMAGED BY WATER
In Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, the couple threw a rope with a powerful magnet attached to it into the lake and managed to retrieve the safe that stuck to the magnet. When they opened the safe, they were shocked by what they saw. Kane and Agostini found stacks of $100 bills, most of which were worn out.
POLICE SAID THEY COULD KEEP THE MONEY
The couple contacted the New York Police Department, and the police officers told them that the money they found was legal and they were allowed to keep it.
"WE'VE NEVER COME ACROSS SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE"
The couple mentioned some previous findings, including old guns, World War II-era hand grenades, a full-size motorcycle, foreign currencies, and jewelry, and said that they had never come across something like this before.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT AS A HOBBY SINCE THE PANDEMIC
In an interview with NY1, James Kane stated that they started magnet fishing during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the allure of treasure hunting without having to spend a lot of money on equipment.