The keen eyes of a South Delta youngster helped reunite a man with a lost wedding ring this week.
According to Delta police, nine-year-old Chloe Mason found a ring at the boat launch in Boundary Bay on Sept. 4. She wasn’t sure how to go about finding the owner, so Chloe, her brother and father Dave Mason visited the Tsawwassen Community Police Station the next day to hand the ring into police.
On the inside of the ring was an engraved message with the name of a couple -- Terry and Chuck -- and the date of their wedding in 1967. One of the volunteers working at the station said she knows a Chuck and Terry who were married that year. The volunteer also knew their last name.
Armed with the name, Const. Leisa Schaefer found a phone number for Chuck Lipp and called to ask if he had lost something near and dear to him.
He exclaimed, “My wedding ring!”
Chuck had lost the ring at the boat launch 10 days earlier while playing with his grandchildren. He had looked for it, but without success.
Chuck came into the Tsawwassen Community Police Station immediately and met with Chloe to thank her.
“I think just that it shows yet another example of how our volunteers are such a wonderful resource to the community,” added Leykauf. “Their connections and community knowledge can really make a difference, as I think this story illustrates.”
