A New York City couple who were “magnet fishing” in a lake captured more than they had actually planned on when they took out a safe that had $100,000 money inside. James Kane and Barbie Agostini tossed a line with a strong magnet connected to completion into a lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on 31 May, Friday afternoon. The couple handled to open the safe and discovered the money, packages of $100 expenses, with an approximated worth of $100,000, though the cash was harmed by the water. In an interview with NY1, James Kane described they started magnet fishing throughout the Covid-19 pandemic due to the appeal of treasure-hunting without needing to invest a great deal of cash on devices. Magnet fishing just includes putting a rope with a strong magnet on it into water with the hopes of obtaining metal items. No one anticipated a safe to be on the end of the line. Not to mention one packed with money. “We took out and it was 2 stacks of freaking hundreds,” stated Kane. The couple stated they called the New York cops department about the discover and stated they were informed there was no criminal offense connected to the money and there was no other way to determine the initial owner of the safe, implying they were permitted to keep it. “I could not think it,” stated Agostini. “I lost it.” The couple stated they’ve never ever discovered anything like this, mentioning a few of their previous finds, consisting of old weapons, World War II grenades, a full-sized bike, foreign coins, and jewellery.
Couple discovers safe packed with $100,000 money while magnet fishing in New York
