Livermore Public Works Finds Wedding Ring Flushed Down Toilet

Livermore CA

22 November, 2020

3:50 PM

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LIVERMORE, CA — Jenna Madrid of Livermore assumed she'd never see her wedding ring again after it slipped off her finger and fell into her toilet — as it was flushing, NBC Bay Area reported. The unfortunate flushing incident, which took place in early September, prompted Madrid and her husband to call a plumber, but they were told it was no use. It wasn't until a friend recommended that she call Livermore's wastewater treatment faciltity, the last stop for of the 300-mile sewer system. Using a metal detector, Jon Browning, Wastewater Collection System coordinator, was able to retrieve the ring from a pile of gravel and mud, NBC Bay Area reported. Read more from NBC Bay Area: Public Works Crew Rescues Wedding Ring Flushed Down Toilet Months Earlier