Husband’s wedding ring turns up during Hurricane Milton after disappearing 10 years ago

A Florida husband’s long-lost wedding ring has been found amid the chaos caused by Hurricane Milton.

Basil and Laura Yorio were devastated when they lost their wedding ring during construction about nine years ago.

Although it had always been on their minds, the couple had accepted that they would probably never see it again.

But this week, the couple was amazed when a massive storm helped them reunite with their once-treasured ring, which is coordinated as a his-and-hers set.

The couple evacuated their home in Palm Bay, Florida, before the hurricane struck on Wednesday, when it was still a Category 3 hurricane and had winds of 120 mph.

On Thursday, the storm ended and the Yorios returned to their home.

Laura went into the yard with her dog to assess the hurricane damage, but she was soon distracted by something shiny among the rain-soaked grass.

“He just sat there. He was a little rooted to the ground,” Laura told Fox News.

“I looked down and saw a silver ring and thought it was a keychain,” she continued.

However, upon closer inspection, it turned out that the item was her husband’s wedding ring, which had disappeared almost a decade earlier.

“After a few difficult days, there was a happy ending,” Laura said.

“He just disappeared,” Basil said.

Over the years, the couple tirelessly searched the yard, carefully checking every corner for the missing ring.

“We’ve been here a thousand times in the last nine years,” Laura said.

The Yorios also have a landscaper who mows their yard every week, and he has never stumbled upon the long-lost wedding ring either.

“I have a landscaper who comes once a week, every week, for nine years and nothing,” Laura said.

The pair believe the key to discovering the ring was the heavy rains that accompanied Hurricane Milton.

Despite their joy at the find, the Yorios said they were “mindful” of the pain people were experiencing as a result of the storm.

Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm, but was later downgraded to a Category 1.

The storm’s fierce winds were still strong enough to tear the fabric roof over the home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team to shreds.

Milton also spawned at least 19 tornadoes, causing damage in multiple counties, and destroyed approximately 125 homes, most of them mobile homes.

As of Friday evening, more than a million customers were still without power. At least 17 people died in Milton’s attack.

Given the widespread destruction, the recovered wedding ring is a comfort to Yorios.

“We are very aware that a lot of people are going through terrible things,” Laura said.

“I almost feel a little guilty enjoying it all, but it was something good.”