Not all treasures will have an “X” marking their location. Sometimes, it will be submerged at the bottom of a lake. Queens, New York.
although Magnet fishing On Friday afternoon at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, James Caan and Barbie Agostini said they found a safe containing stacks of $100-dollar bills estimated to be worth about $100,000 (nearly $136,300 CAD).
Magnet fishing has become an increasingly popular pastime in both urban and rural areas, thanks in large part to viral videos on social media. Similar to real fishing, the hobby requires treasure hunters toss powerful neodymium magnets into the water in the hope of pulling their catch to the surface.
Unfortunately, the money in Kane and Agostini's safe was washed away by the lake. It is unclear when the safe was thrown into the water.
in a interview The couple said they had found many safes in NY1 before, but never one filled with cash.
Kane and Agostini reported their findings to the NYPD, which investigated the abandoned safe and determined no crime had been committed. Agostini said the safe was “clearly stolen,” but there was no ID on the safe or any way to identify its original owner.
Kane calls magnet fishing the “poor man’s treasure hunt” because it costs much less than buying or renting a boat and real fishing gear.
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Kane and Agostini say they have found many treasures over the years while magnet fishing, from rusted umbrellas and old cell phones to car doors and even abandoned knives and guns. The most surprising, and perhaps expected, is that The couple discovered Lots and lots of garbage.
Last year, Kane and Agostini discovered an antique from World War II. Grenade While magnet fishing in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, the grenade did not explode because the device had corroded and the powder had come out of the bottom.
What is magnet fishing?
Like many in the online magnet fishing community, Kane and Agostini Youtube.
The high-powered magnets they purchased from Kratos Magnetics are standard in the community and, according to the company, can pull up to 3,800 pounds. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, magnet fishing has grown in popularity, with many creators, especially in Europe, attracting hundreds of thousands of viewers.
In Amsterdam, magnet fishermen scoop up bicycles from the Amstel, the famous river that runs through the city.
Others around the world have claimed to have found soggy motorcycles, coins and scrap metal.
Not all magnet fishing discoveries are pleasant. In May of this year, a magnet angler in New Orleans discovered Human skull chained to fitness dumbbellsThe dumbbell weighed 15 pounds and the skull was rotten, missing the lower jaw and upper row of teeth.
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