Article: Couple flushed with joy over case of plumb luck

AMANDA LEE MYERS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-25-2009

Couple flushed with joy over case of plumb luck -- Pricey diamond ring rescued from toilet
By AMANDA LEE MYERS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 01-25-2009, Sunday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions

PHOENIX Just a case of plumb luck.

It took a plumber to retrieve a woman's 7-carat diamond ring after city workers failed in efforts to flush the gem from the pipes of a restaurant toilet.

The $70,000 wedding ring fell from Allison Berry's hand when she flushed the toilet in the restroom of the Black Bear Diner on Jan. 14, the plumber said. The ring plopped in and the water whisked it away, said Elena Castelar, the restaurant's ...

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