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Oct 31, 2024

Woman loses diamond ring in Thailand, recovers it in landfill after 30-hour search

International Latest News She hired a team to help her search for the ring, which was valued at around S$15,700. By Tas Angullia - 28 Oct 2024, 2:56 pm A woman in Thailand recently made headlines

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She hired a team to help her search for the ring, which was valued at around S$15,700.

By Tas Angullia - 28 Oct 2024, 2:56 pm

A woman in Thailand recently made headlines after embarking on a 30-hour mission to find her lost diamond ring.

Valued at 400,000 baht (around S$15,700), the ring had slipped into the bin when she took it off to wash her hands.

Apitchaya Ning documented the arduous search process in a TikTok video, which has since garnered over 2.8 million views at the time of writing.

อุทาหรณ์ถอดแหวนเพื่อล้างมือ และอีก 30 ชั่วโมงที่อยู่บ่อขยะ

♬ นี่คือจอมยุทธ์เดะ – Djpaoremix

After falling into the bin, the ring ended up in a landfill in Nakhon Phanom.

According to a TikTok user who commented on the post, each district has its own collection point before trash is dumped into the landfill.

Source: @apitchayaning on TikTok

To assist in the search, Ms Apitchaya hired a team for 20,000 baht (S$780) — a fraction of the ring’s value.

What followed was a tough task of sifting through mountains of rubbish to locate the tiny ring.

Addressing concerns about the hired searchers possibly keeping the ring if they found it, Ms Apitchaya reassured everyone that she was transparent about the situation.

“I told them it was a diamond ring, so they searched very carefully,” she said.

After more than a day of searching, their efforts finally paid off when the diamond ring was retrieved from the landfill.

Source: @apitchayaning on TikTok

In her TikTok video, Ms Apitchaya proudly showed off the ring, which, despite being covered in dirt, still sparkled.

She also posted a separate 14-second clip showcasing the ring gleaming in the sunlight.

#แหวนเจ้ากรรม🤣😂😍

♬ เสียงต้นฉบับ – แบงค์ อภิวัตร – แบงค์ อภิวัตร

Many netizens flooded the comments with admiration for her determination.

“It’s stunning, worth every minute of the search,” one user remarked.

Also read: ‘My heart shattered into a million pieces’: Passenger loses engagement ring on Singapore Airlines flight

‘My heart shattered into a million pieces’: Passenger loses engagement ring on Singapore Airlines flight

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Featured image adapted from @apitchayaning on TikTok.

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