Con Ed crew comes to the rescue after woman drops engagement ring down grate in Bronx

Tuesday, September 10, 2019
HUNTS POINT, Bronx (WABC) -- There was a huge sigh of relief after a Con Ed crew recovered a woman's lost engagement ring in the Bronx.

The ring was recovered Tuesday morning at Southern Boulevard and East 163rd Street.
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Ali Hernandez said the ring fell into the Cod Ed grate last Friday, but it took a while to figure out who could come to the rescue.

"I thought it was a sewer, so I called a plumbing company, they came on Saturday and said it wasn't plumbing, it wasn't a sewer, so then they said it was MTA, I called MTA, they came yesterday on Monday, and they said it wasn't MTA and it was Con Ed," Hernandez said. "And I actually just tweeted them this morning and they got it today."

Con Ed worker Dionny Mejia said it was like finding a needle in a haystack, but he was lucky to find it in only 30 minutes.
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"We were lucky to find it," Mejia said. "We did what we could and we actually came through good so I'm happy for her."

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