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Couple find $100K in a safe while magnet fishing

Magnet fisher James Kane and his girlfriend, Barbi Agostini, discovered a safe with $100K in waterlogged bills in a pond in Queens, New York.

They reported the find to the police, who allowed them to keep the money.

The couple plans to redeem the bills and possibly move home and do something nice for their kids.

4 June 2024

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